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That Wasn’t a … Was It?

June 22, 2006 Todd DeFeo
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.

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Decapod, March 20, 2006

March 20, 2006 Todd DeFeo
[Video has been removed] Video by Todd DeFeo, (c) 2006 Gainesville Midland No. 208, a decapod, as it appeared on March 20, 2006.    
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Driving down the Atlanta Highway

January 13, 2006 Railfanning.org
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.
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Side Tracks

March 20, 2005 Todd DeFeo
Short-line rail companies continue to carry their weight on routes that otherwise might have been abandoned.

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Backdrops

July 23, 2004 Todd DeFeo
I actually like trains passing through grade crossings.

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Runnin’ Down a Train

July 1, 2004 Todd DeFeo
I was driving along Interstate 24, when I came to a familiar bridge over a rail line.

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Jackson’s Railroad Past Offers Trip for Train Buffs

April 30, 2004 Todd DeFeo
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..
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Trains and travel: The perfect combo

October 15, 2003 Todd DeFeo
I love trains. And, I love to travel. Combining the two makes for the perfect getaway.

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‘Does this train go to Metuchen?’

August 24, 2003 Railfanning.org
A dozen eyes gazed down the tracks, hoping a train was close to the station.

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Amtrak No. 40: Time for a Paintjob?

July 1, 2003 Todd DeFeo
On a recent jaunt to Washington, D.C., on Amtrak’s Crescent, I noticed something on the train’s lead Genesis unit.

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