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Watching Trains Around Dallas’ Union Station

September 16, 2022 Todd DeFeo
The area around historic Union Station is a train-watchers paradise, offering a mix of commuter and freight trains.

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A Closer Look at Washington’s Union Station

September 13, 2022 Railfanning.org Digital Library
By the turn of the 20th century, the dominant railroads serving the nation’s capital had separate stations. When city leaders in Washington wanted to beautify the city, one of the major initiatives was a new train station.

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In Honor of Queen Elizabeth II, a Windsor Photo Gallery

September 8, 2022 Todd DeFeo
Windsor is perhaps best known for Windsor Castle, a royal palace

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Looking Back at the Budds Creek Railroad Disaster 153 Years Later

July 28, 2022 Railfanning.org Digital Library
July 28, 2022, marks 153 years since the devastating Budds Creek railroad disaster in Montgomery County, Tennessee, along the Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad.

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Watching TEXRail in Grapevine (Part I)

May 3, 2022 Todd DeFeo
TEXRail began its operations in January 2019, ferrying passengers between Fort Worth and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.

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Remnants of a Derailment in Kingston, Georgia

March 17, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire
No one was injured in a mid-February CSX Transportation derailment in Kingston, but the remnants were visible a month later.

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A Southbound CSX Freight Appears for Sunday Railfanning in Kingston

March 14, 2022 Todd DeFeo
The tiny town if Kingston is a community with a deep railroad history.

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A Passing Freight Rumbles Through Smyrna

October 22, 2021 Todd DeFeo
Sometimes you’re walking into a museum and you hear the bell at the nearby crossing gates.

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Elevating the Tracks Through Elizabeth, New Jersey

December 7, 2020 Todd DeFeo
Elizabeth, New Jersey, was an important crossing point for railroads. The New Jersey Rail Road extended its line to Elizabeth, first known as Elizabethtown, in 1835.

Atlanta in 1856
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A Look at the Western & Atlantic’s First Train Depot in Atlanta

December 3, 2020 Todd DeFeo
“The Terminus will be a good location for one tavern, a blacksmith shop, a grocery store, and nothing else.”

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