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1905 L&N Wreck Illustrates Just How Dangerous Cabooses Were

November 15, 2019 Todd DeFeo
The caboose was a dangerous place for railroad workers, and the train crew on a Louisville & Nashville near Clarksville, Tenn., learned this in September 1905.

History

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.

History

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.

History

A Very Brief History of the Autorack car

August 30, 2019 Railfanning.org Digital Library
Autorack cars are a staple of railroads today.

History

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.

History

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.

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Remembering the Budds Creek Disaster of 1869

July 28, 2019 Todd DeFeo
The 1869 disaster at Budds Creek in Tenessee left five people dead and more than two dozen injured. The tragedy garnered a considerable number of headlines in newspapers nationwide, but what happened is a mystery.

Amtrak

A Brief Overview of Legislation and Regulation Leading to Positive Train Control

June 4, 2019 Special to Railfanning.org
Congress and federal authorities have expressed their interest in some level of automatic train control (ATC) for more than a century.

History

Montgomery County, Tennessee, Declares July 28 as Budds Creek Disaster Day of Remembrance

May 28, 2019 Railfanning.org News Wire
Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett declared July 28 as Budds Creek Disaster Day of Remembrance.

First Transcontinental Railroad
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Celebrating the sesquicentennial of the First Transcontinental Railroad

May 10, 2019 Todd DeFeo
Completing the First Transcontinental Railroad was among the most significant accomplishments, if not the single greatest, in railroad history. Workers completed the line on May 10, 1869.

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