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[ August 13, 2026 ] Former Antitrust Officials Urge Close Look at Rail Merger Rivals Norfolk Southern
[ August 13, 2026 ] Mississippi Town Seeks to Revive Dormant Line Short Line/Regional
[ August 13, 2026 ] BNSF Announces Faster, More Frequent Intermodal Service From Phoenix to DFW BNSF
[ August 13, 2026 ] STB Approves RCPE Purchase of Huron-Yale Line Short Line/Regional
[ August 13, 2026 ] Forbes Names NJ Transit to America’s Best-in-State Employers 2026 List Commuter Rail

Remembering historic railroads: The Memphis, Clarksville and Louisville

April 29, 2024 Todd DeFeo

The Middle Tennessee community of Clarksville was once a bustling transportation hub.

People and Places of the Western & Atlantic Railroad: Episode 1: Smyrna, Georgia

February 26, 2024 Todd DeFeo

For this first episode of “People and Places of the Western & Atlantic Railroad,” we’re in the historic Smyrna Memorial Cemetery in Smyrna, Georgia, not far from the Western & Atlantic Railroad.

DeFeo to Present ‘People and Places of the Western & Atlantic’

February 21, 2024 Railfanning.org

Railfanning.org Editor Todd DeFeo will present “People and Places of the Western & Atlantic” at the Southern Museum in Kennesaw on March 9.

A Look at Frisco Locomotive 4500 on Display in Tulsa, Oklahoma

February 4, 2024 Special to Railfanning.org

St. Louis–San Francisco Railway (“Frisco”) locomotive 4500 is displayed at the Route 66 Historical Village in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

New Jersey Bill to Improve Transportation from Atlantic City Airport to Tourism District Signed

January 19, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a measure aimed at improving transportation between the Atlantic City International Airport and Atlantic City’s tourism district was signed into law this week.

Breaking Down the Meaning of ‘Parallel Roads’

January 4, 2024 Todd DeFeo

I’ll be speaking on “Parallel Roads” in Marietta, Georgia, focusing on the parallel histories of the Western & Atlantic Railroad and the Atlanta Northern Railway.