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[ November 9, 2026 ] Wilkes-Barre Terminal Railway Files to Acquire 60-Mile Luzerne County Network Norfolk Southern
[ November 9, 2026 ] Conrail Names Freight Rail Veteran John Wright President and Chief Operating Officer Miscellaneous
[ November 6, 2026 ] CN Reports Record Grain Movement for October Canadian National
[ November 5, 2026 ] Network Rail: £5m Bridge Replacement at Wakefield to Secure Vital Rail Route World
[ November 5, 2026 ] New Zealand Investigators Highlight Overhead Wire Hazards Following KiwiRail Arc Flash World

Rail Staff, Police Step Up Action at Clapham Junction as Trespass Incidents in Sussex Double in Five Years

November 9, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

Network Rail, Greater Thameslink Railway and the British Transport Police stepped up visible patrols and measures to protect the public at Clapham Junction station on Friday after figures showed rising numbers of trespassers, which can cause major delays and frustrate customers.

‘Fanning Friday: July 31, 2026

July 31, 2026 Todd DeFeo

In other words: Be smart. Don’t be part of my next presentation. Attend it, don’t be on one of the slides!

‘Death is on the wall’: The harsh reality of rail tragedies that occurred throughout history

July 10, 2026 Todd DeFeo

For years, I have gathered and told the stories of “Death on the Rails.” There’s a harsh reality to these tragedies that occurred throughout history.

DeFeo Debuts New Song About 1886 Gauge Change

June 28, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

Todd DeFeo, an award-winning journalist who publishes Railfanning.org and is also a singer/songwriter, debuted a new song during a concert Saturday in the Atlanta suburb of Smyrna.

Pennsylvania Station: ‘A Monument to the Ingenuity of the Present Day Architects and Engineers’

October 14, 2025 Railfanning.org Digital Library

The famed Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan was noted for its glass dome.

Running through the ‘new’ tunnel in Tunnel Hill, Georgia

September 30, 2025 Todd DeFeo

Read more This article was published by Tales from the Rails and is republished here with permission. Click here to view the original.

Atlanta’s Lost Rails: Untold Local Railroad History Revealed

July 18, 2025 Todd DeFeo

I’m speaking at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 19, at Donaldson-Bannister Farm in Dunwoody, Georgia.

Let’s start by defining what constitutes a railroad oddity

April 14, 2025 Todd DeFeo

I’ve been thinking about what oddities happened on the rails — and how to define oddity. In all the talks that I’ve given, something interesting has emerged.

Remembering the Great Locomotive Chase 163 years later

April 12, 2025 Todd DeFeo

It was a rainy Saturday morning — April 12, 1862 — when a group of suspicious men boarded a northbound Western & Atlantic train at Marietta, Georgia. The men held tickets to varying points along the line, trying to make it seem as though they were not a part of one large group.

A historic image showing the Western & Atlantic facilities in Atlanta, Georgia.

A look at the Western & Atlantic built locomotives

April 9, 2025 Todd DeFeo

On the eve of the Civil War, the Western & Atlantic Railroad had more than 45 locomotives on its active roster.