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That Wasn’t a … Was It?

It never fails. There I was standing inside a building no more than 50 feet away from the railroad tracks when the sound of a freight train breaks the evening silence.

Driving down the Atlanta Highway

One of the great things about commuting regularly between Athens, Ga., and Winder, Ga., is the fact that the road runs parallel to the CSX main line. As such, I often bring my camera to catch some railfanning action.

Side Tracks

Short-line rail companies continue to carry their weight on routes that otherwise might have been abandoned.

Backdrops

I actually like trains passing through grade crossings.

Runnin’ Down a Train

I was driving along Interstate 24, when I came to a familiar bridge over a rail line.

Jackson’s Railroad Past Offers Trip for Train Buffs

Standing at the railroad crossing on South Royal Street, a faint, almost distant whistle from a freight train breaks the day’s silence.

A southbound NJ Transit train passes through Elizabeth, N.J. in August 2003..

Trains and travel: The perfect combo

I love trains. And, I love to travel. Combining the two makes for the perfect getaway.

‘Does this train go to Metuchen?’

A dozen eyes gazed down the tracks, hoping a train was close to the station.

Amtrak No. 40: Time for a Paintjob?

On a recent jaunt to Washington, D.C., on Amtrak’s Crescent, I noticed something on the train’s lead Genesis unit.