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We’re at a Crossroads: Dalton Part II

July 9, 2017 Todd DeFeo
The city known as the Carpet Capital of the World is a great place for watching trains.

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Catching Trains on Crossing Tracks: Dalton Part I

July 8, 2017 Todd DeFeo
Downtown Dalton provides quite the railfanning experience.

Hardin Southern Railroad
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A Look Back at the Hardin Southern Railroad

July 7, 2017 Todd DeFeo
A small town grew up around the Paducah, Tennessee and Alabama Railroad as it was built through the area circa 1890.

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Gallery: Railfanning in Hopkinsville, Ky., in April 2002

June 30, 2017 Todd DeFeo
Hopkinsville is one of the first cities Railfanning.org visited.

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Gallery: MARTA in Dunwoody/Sandy Springs, Ga., Oct 15, 2003

May 26, 2017 Todd DeFeo
The first section of what is today MARTA’s Red Line opened in 1996, just in time for the 1996 Summer Olympics.

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Passing Trains in Duluth, Georgia

February 19, 2017 Todd DeFeo
The northern Atlanta suburb of Duluth makes for a great place to enjoy trains. Trains have been passing through the city for more than 145 years.

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Railfanning in Smyrna, Ga., on Jan. 19, 2017 (Part I)

January 19, 2017 Todd DeFeo
“The Jonquil City” is like so many cities between Atlanta and Chattanooga, Tenn. It owes so much of its history to the railroad, first the Western & Atlantic and today CSX.

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Museum of the American Railroad a Delightful Work in Progress

January 9, 2017 Todd DeFeo
The Museum of the American Railroad is still very much a work in progress, but it stands to be one of the nation’s more impressive rail museums once completed.

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A Return Trip on the Grapevine Vintage Railroad

December 28, 2016 Todd DeFeo
The Grapevine Vintage Railroad is one of the highlights of any visit to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. And, rightly so.

Vandalia Railroad
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Vandalia Railroad Co.: A Short-Line in Illinois’ Former State Capital

August 31, 2016 Todd DeFeo
The quiet hamlet of Vandalia is perhaps best known as the location of Illinois’ fourth capitol or as the one-time western terminus of the National Road.

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