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Montgomery County, Tennessee, Declares July 28 as Budds Creek Disaster Day of Remembrance

May 28, 2019 Railfanning.org News Wire
Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett declared July 28 as Budds Creek Disaster Day of Remembrance.

First Transcontinental Railroad
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Celebrating the sesquicentennial of the First Transcontinental Railroad

May 10, 2019 Todd DeFeo
Completing the First Transcontinental Railroad was among the most significant railroad accomplishments, if not the single greatest, in railroad history.

Train in the Distance
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A New Railfanning Review is Here

January 21, 2019 Todd DeFeo
The Railfanning Review is back in a new format.

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Southbound Norfolk Southern in Duluth

October 7, 2018 Railfanning.org News Wire
Rail Blog

‘Mack’ arrives at the Southeastern Railway Museum in advance of Steam Weekends

September 28, 2018 Todd DeFeo
A crew this morning unloaded a guest steam locomotive.

Rail Blog

A Closer Look at New Zealand’s Passchendaele Locomotive

July 12, 2018 Todd DeFeo
The steamer entered service in October 1915 and is dedicated to the “memory of those members of the New Zealand Railways who fell in the Great War.”

Photo Galleries

Railfanning Rahway in the Rain

January 17, 2018 Todd DeFeo
It was not the best day for railfanning, but I was determined to enjoy a little action. As long as there was some semblance of a roof over my head.

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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Buying Groceries and Watching Trains in Smyrna, Ga.

July 5, 2017 Todd DeFeo
A new grocery store near downtown Smyrna makes for a great vantage point for watching trains along the Western & Atlantic division of CSX.

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Northbound MARTA Pulls Into Arts Center, April 4, 2016

April 4, 2016 Todd DeFeo

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