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[ November 16, 2024 ] Pedestrian Killed by Amtrak Train in Charleston, South Carolina Amtrak
[ November 15, 2024 ] Feds Announce $1.5 Billion for 19 Northeast Corridor Projects Amtrak
[ November 15, 2024 ] Port Authority Proposes Toll and Fare Hikes for Bridges, Tunnels, PATH Miscellaneous
[ November 14, 2024 ] New Jersey Republican: ‘Commuters Deserve Real Solutions, Not Empty Promises’ Commuter Rail
[ November 14, 2024 ] DeFeo to Present ‘Oddities on the Georgia Rails’ at the Georgia Archives Miscellaneous

Cigarette Capers Make Off With $2,000 in Smokes During Great Metuchen Cigarette Heist of 1938

November 8, 2019 Todd DeFeo

In the early morning hours of Dec. 8, 1938, a 71-car westbound Pennsylvania Railroad freight train ground to a halt at the Grove Avenue crossing in Metuchen, N.J.

What happened when the Richmond & Danville crossed the Rome Railroad?

October 4, 2019 Todd DeFeo

“I will have you put in the penitentiary, sir,” one railroad official said.

A Very Brief History of the Autorack car

August 30, 2019 Railfanning.org Digital Library

Autorack cars are a staple of railroads today.

That Time Georgia Almost Sold the Western & Atlantic Railroad

August 16, 2019 Todd DeFeo

While the state of Georgia owned the Western & Atlantic Railroad since the 1830s, by the 1960s, the state considered a sale of the line.

A Closer Look at Railroad Mishaps in Tunnel Hill

August 1, 2019 Todd DeFeo

The North Georgia hamlet of Tunnel Hill is known for its namesake railroad tunnel that opened to traffic in 1850. But since that time, it has been the scene of some railroad calamities, mishaps and newsworthy happenings. Here are a few that made headlines over the years.