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The A-train in Denton, Texas.
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Take the A-Train from Denton

May 21, 2025 Todd DeFeo
The 21-mile-long A-train opened on June 20, 2011, operating on a former Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad right-of-way.

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Blowing Smoke in Kingston, New Zealand

March 26, 2025 Todd DeFeo
Just across Lake Whakatipu, the Kingston Flyer steams back and forth along a section of the former Kingston Branch, now disconnected from the rest of New Zealand’s rail network.

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The Underground at London’s Stratford Station

January 12, 2025 Todd DeFeo
Stratford station in the London Borough of Newham is Britain’s sixth busiest railway station and the busiest outside the London station group.

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Move Over, There’s a Streetcar Rumbling Down the Tracks

September 24, 2024 Todd DeFeo
The M-Line Trolley, previously named the McKinney Avenue Trolley, provides a unique view of Dallas’ Uptown neighborhood.

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Rock & Roll the Railfanning Experience

September 17, 2024 Todd DeFeo
America’s North Coast, or the 216, if you prefer, may be best known as the birthplace — or home — of Rock & Roll, but it’s not a bad place to watch trains.

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An Unexpected Steam Train Encounter in New Zealand

August 29, 2024 Todd DeFeo
Number 508, or Gertie, was built in 1877 by the Avonside Engine Company in Bristol, England.

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A Santa Fe Locomotive Idles at the Kentucky Railway Museum

August 26, 2024 Todd DeFeo
Santa Fe No. 2546, built in 1949, idles at the Kentucky Railway Museum.

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Waiting for a Flight and Exploring Detroit’s ExpressTram

August 19, 2024 Todd DeFeo
Is it time to revisit the conversation of making airport shuttle fanning a subgenre of railfanning?

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Locomotive No. 7 Departs Greenfield Village’s Smiths Creek Depot

August 5, 2024 Todd DeFeo
Greenfield Village’s locomotive No. 7 departs the Smiths Creek Depot, built for the Grand Trunk Railway in 1858, in August 2024.

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After Arriving in Edinburgh by Train

July 28, 2024 Todd DeFeo
The train from London to Edinburgh is perhaps the best way to travel between the two cities.

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