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DeFeo Discusses Historic Gauge Change on the Western & Atlantic Railroad, Announces New Book

May 4, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

Railfanning.org Publisher and Editor Todd DeFeo on Sunday presented a lecture examining one of the most significant — and often overlooked — events in American railroad history: the 1886 change of the Western & Atlantic Railroad’s track gauge.

DeFeo Plans to Publish Third Book on the Western & Atlantic Railroad

February 1, 2026 Railfanning.org

Railfanning.org Publisher and Editor Todd DeFeo plans to publish a new book this year chronicling often-overlooked stories of the Western & Atlantic Railroad.