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Duluth is always a great place to watch trains, whether it’s the Southeastern Railway Museum or the Norfolk Southern main line through town.

The word probably first appeared in 1888, through the first hobos likely emerged in the years after the Civil War.

Of all rail cars, cabooses may be the most beloved and recognizable.

It was not the best day for railfanning, but I was determined to enjoy a little action. As long as there was some semblance of a roof over my head.

There are “new” stops along the Northeast Corridor. Others — such as North Rahway — are gone, but the line is otherwise much the way I remember it.

The railroad in this popular city east of Atlanta is hard to miss

Its location along the historic Western & Atlantic Railroad line makes Smyrna a great place for watching trains.

Kingston is a great historic railroad town.

The Ohio Railway Museum was founded in 1948, which, backers say, makes it among the oldest railroad museums in the country.

This small city of about 15,000 sits about 25 miles east of Atlanta and grew up along the Georgia Railroad.