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[ July 2, 2025 ] Union Pacific Celebrates its 163rd Birthday with Commemorative Lincoln Locomotive Union Pacific
[ July 1, 2025 ] Amtrak Mardi Gras Service Returns in August Amtrak
[ June 25, 2025 ] DeFeo to Present ‘An Angry Mob and a Hollow Tree’ at Customs House Museum on July 6 Miscellaneous
[ June 25, 2025 ] New Jersey Officials Break Ground on Next Phase of New Raritan River Bridge Commuter Rail
[ June 25, 2025 ] First Section of California Bullet Train to Connect Two Small Cities Commuter Rail

Railfanning.org Editor to Publish Pair of Books in 2019

December 6, 2018 Railfanning.org

The editor of Railfanning.org is writing histories about a pair of important Southern railroads.

Steam Returns to Georgia Railroad Museum

September 29, 2018 Todd DeFeo

Duluth awoke this morning to the sound of a steam engine for the first time in 15 years.

Guest Steam Locomotive Arrives at Southeastern Railway Museum

September 28, 2018 Todd DeFeo

A special guest steam locomotive arrived this morning at the Southeastern Railway Museum.

Rare Locomotive Goes on Display at Southeastern Railway Museum

September 4, 2018 Railfanning.org News Wire

CSX Transportation donated a rare locomotive to the Southeastern Railway Museum that is the first of its kind exhibited in a museum.

June Marked 40 Years Since Supreme Court Ruling Saved Grand Central Terminal

July 9, 2018 Railfanning.org News Wire

A Supreme Court ruling on June 26, 1978, preserved the building’s historic landmark status and prohibited the construction of a 53-story office building overhead.

Southeastern Railway Museum Planning Steam Weekends for 20th Anniversary Bash

April 9, 2018 Todd DeFeo

The Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth, Ga., will host steam-powered trips at the museum on a pair of weekends this fall, marking the first time in roughly 15 years that steam trains have operated at the museum.

GE Transportation Secures 225 Orders for Locomotive Modernizations

March 30, 2018 Railfanning.org News Wire

The modernization program updates aging locomotives with customized solutions that range from simple changes, including control system upgrades, to complex restorations, such as the comprehensive transformation of an aged DC locomotive into an AC locomotive outfitted with state-of-the-art digital technology.

Georgia Ports Authority Breaks Ground on $126.7 Million Terminal

March 30, 2018 Railfanning.org News Wire

The expansion will increase the Port of Savannah’s rail lift capacity to 1 million containers per year. GPA estimates that the new intermodal terminal will take more than 200,000 trucks off the road annually.

Celebrate Cabooses and Locomotives at the Southeastern Railway Museum

March 1, 2018 Special to Railfanning.org

The Southeastern Railway Museum will hold special events in April and June.