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North Yorkshire Moors Railway Annual Steam Gala Delights Railfans

September 26, 2026 Todd DeFeo
The North Yorkshire Moors Railway’s Annual Steam Gala delighted railfans, with guest steam locomotives taking to the heritage railway’s rails, ferrying passengers and providing plenty of railfanning action to photograph.

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Speeding Through Metropark

March 22, 2026 Todd DeFeo
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C&EI Heritage Unit Passes Through Smyrna, Georgia

January 31, 2026 Todd DeFeo
CSX Transportation’s Chicago & Eastern Illinois pulled a northbound freight through Smyrna, Georgia, on the evening of Friday, Jan. 30, shortly after the city unveiled its new Jonquil statue downtown.

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Train of Honor

September 30, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire
The CSX executive train pulls into Kennesaw, Georgia, on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025.

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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