Railfanning.org
  • Home
  • News
    • Amtrak
    • BNSF
    • Canadian National
    • Canadian Pacific
    • Commuter Rail
    • CSX
    • Norfolk Southern
    • Union Pacific
    • Press Releases
  • Trackside Guide
  • Rolling Stock
  • Profiles
  • Safety
  • History
    • Directory of Historic Railroads
    • Atlanta Northern Railway
    • Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad
    • Northeast Corridor
    • Western & Atlantic Railroad
    • The Andrews Raid
    • Tennessee Central
  • Store
    • Books
    • Railroadiana
  • More
    • About
    • Contact
    • Encyclopedia
    • Library
    • Photo Galleries
    • Podcast
    • Railfanning.org TV
    • The Cross-Tie
  • UP-NS Merger
  • Earnings
  • Podcast
  • Georgia
  • Northeast Corridor
  • Western & Atlantic
  • Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville
News Wire
  • [ March 10, 2026 ] Sherrill Proposes More Than $1 Billion in State Support for NJ Transit in Fiscal 2027 Commuter Rail
  • [ March 10, 2026 ] Progress Rail to Modernize 96 Norfolk Southern EMD SD70M-2 Locomotives Norfolk Southern
  • [ March 4, 2026 ] AAR: FRA Data Confirm Freight Rail Achieved Record Safety Performance in 2025 FRA
  • [ March 4, 2026 ] Rail Accident Investigation Branch Issues Five Safety Recommendations After Passenger Dragged in November 2024 World
  • [ March 4, 2026 ] G&W’s North Carolina & Virginia Railroad to Serve New Forged Rings Facility in North Carolina Short Line/Regional
HomeRailfanning.org Announcements

Railfanning.org Announcements

Miscellaneous

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.

Miscellaneous

Smyrna Public Library to Host DeFeo for Railroad History Presentation on September 7

July 10, 2025 Railfanning.org
Author and historian Todd DeFeo will highlight some of the lesser-known railroad stories with a Smyrna connection throughout history.

Miscellaneous

DeFeo to Present ‘Oddities on the Georgia Rails’ at the Georgia Archives

November 14, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire
Todd DeFeo, publisher and editor of Railfanning.org, will present “Oddities on the Georgia Rails” for the Georgia Archives’ December Lunch & Learn.

Miscellaneous

New Railfanning Review Podcast Features ‘Death on the Rails’

November 29, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire
A new Railfanning Review podcast highlights “Death on the Rails.”

Miscellaneous

New Book to Highlight Athens, Georgia, Streetcars

August 26, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire
A new book from Railfanning.org Publisher and Editor Todd DeFeo will explore the history of streetcars in Athens, Georgia.

Miscellaneous

Rave Reviews for Western & Atlantic Railroad Bus Tour

April 4, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire
Railfanning.org Editor and Publisher led a group of roughly 30 on a bus tour of the Western & Atlantic Railroad on behalf of the Southern Museum.

Miscellaneous

Railfanning.org Celebrates 20 Years of Chronicling Railroads and Their History

July 26, 2022 Railfanning.org
To celebrate 20 years, Railfanning.org has launched a special section that includes recreated versions of former designs. The section also includes a timeline highlighting some of the pivotal moments in the site’s history.

Featured

DeFeo to Publish Book on Atlanta Northern Railway

October 20, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire
The book will mark the first complete standalone history of the interurban line that connected Atlanta and Marietta, Georgia, from 1905 to 1947.

IATRR-Cover-Art
Featured

Railfanning.org Launches an Expanded History Section

August 24, 2020 Railfanning.org
Railfanning.org has recently revamped its history section to include additional information about several historic railroads.

IATRR-Cover-Art
Miscellaneous

New Book to Highlight History of the Indiana, Alabama & Texas Railroad

July 1, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire
“A Brief History of the Indiana, Alabama & Texas Railroad,” published by The DeFeo Groupe, an Atlanta-based content creation firm and publisher of Railfanning.org, focuses on the development and operation of the railroad, including the decade before the railroad formally formed. The book will be available starting in August.

Posts pagination

1 2 … 4 »

Support Railfanning.org

Click here to support Railfanning.org.

Top Stories

  • New MARTA Breeze Fare Payment System Goes Live on March 28
    March 17, 2026 0
  • Hudson Tunnel Project Resumes, But Gateway Development Commission Says Another Pause Possible Pending Funding
    March 10, 2026 0
  • Sherrill Proposes More Than $1 Billion in State Support for NJ Transit in Fiscal 2027
    March 10, 2026 0
  • Progress Rail to Modernize 96 Norfolk Southern EMD SD70M-2 Locomotives
    March 10, 2026 0
  • AAR: FRA Data Confirm Freight Rail Achieved Record Safety Performance in 2025
    March 4, 2026 Comments Off on AAR: FRA Data Confirm Freight Rail Achieved Record Safety Performance in 2025

Sign Up for Our Emails

Subscribe

* indicates required
/* real people should not fill this in and expect good things - do not remove this or risk form bot signups */

Intuit Mailchimp

Explore Railroad History

Western & Atlantic Railroad

Tennessee Central Railroad

Before you copy and paste this information to your website, please keep in mind this research took a lot of effort. Appreciate it. Learn from it. But do not plagiarize it. Yes, if you think we might be talking to you, we are.
Archives
About Railfanning.org

Railfanning.org is published by The DeFeo Groupe, LLC. All original content (c) 2002-2025 The DeFeo Groupe, LLC, and may not be republished without express written consent.

Before You Plagiarize

Before you copy and paste this information to your website, please keep in mind this research took a lot of effort. Appreciate it. Learn from it. But do not plagiarize it. Yes, if you think we might be talking to you, we are.

The Latest
  • New MARTA Breeze Fare Payment System Goes Live on March 28
    March 17, 2026 0
  • Hudson Tunnel Project Resumes, But Gateway Development Commission Says Another Pause Possible Pending Funding
    March 10, 2026 0
  • Sherrill Proposes More Than $1 Billion in State Support for NJ Transit in Fiscal 2027
    March 10, 2026 0
  • Progress Rail to Modernize 96 Norfolk Southern EMD SD70M-2 Locomotives
    March 10, 2026 0
  • AAR: FRA Data Confirm Freight Rail Achieved Record Safety Performance in 2025
    March 4, 2026 Comments Off on AAR: FRA Data Confirm Freight Rail Achieved Record Safety Performance in 2025
Join Substack

(c) 2002-2026 The DeFeo Groupe, LLC.

https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-L89D5RRDJ6