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[ June 15, 2026 ] RAIB: Planning Error Led to Near Miss With Track Workers in Bookham Tunnel World
[ June 14, 2026 ] RAIB Opens Investigation After Passenger Train Strikes Rail Grinding Machine Left on Track World
[ June 11, 2026 ] RAIB to Issue Safety Digest After Train Strikes Equipment Left on London Track World
[ June 11, 2026 ] Amtrak Debuts North America’s First Passenger Rail Preclearance Facility Amtrak
[ June 6, 2026 ] Alstom Acquires Delaware Site to Help With Maintenance of Amtrak NextGen Acela Trains Amtrak

Ideas vs. Action: Why Good Ideas Fail (History’s Lesson)

August 8, 2025 Railfanning.org Digital Library

Ideas are the easy part. Anyone can come up with ideas that spark headlines and capture the imagination. But can they secure the necessary financial support and the will to make them a reality? Isn’t that always the question?

Railroad Promises: Truths and False Hopes of the Past

August 3, 2025 Todd DeFeo

The study of railroads is as much a study of the false promises newspapers peddled.

1977 Train Derailment: A Small Town’s Big Scare?

July 24, 2025 Railfanning.org Digital Library

A 1977 derailment in Metuchen, New Jersey, wasn’t that big of a deal in the entirety of railroad history.

Metuchen and the Railroads: A Great Town for Trains

July 22, 2025 Railfanning.org Digital Library

Metuchen, New Jersey, is a great railroad town. Let’s revisit a presentation from April 2021 and talk about what makes the community great for ferroequinologists!

Atlanta Northern: Deadly Argument Ends in Gunfight

July 21, 2025 Railfanning.org Digital Library

Ever had an explosive relationship with a co-worker? These two Atlanta Northern Railway workers took their differences to the extreme!

The Great Locomotive Chase: Stolen Train Heist!

June 3, 2025 Railfanning.org Digital Library

How did a train engineer, fireman, and foreman of machinery respond when someone stole their train? 🚂💨 They ran after it, of course!

‘Fanning Friday: Airport people movers count as railfanning, right?

April 11, 2025 Todd DeFeo

When asked, here’s what Google AI said: “No…” We’re counting it as railfanning today!

A video still of the Kingston Flyer in Kingston, New Zealand.

‘Fanning Friday: April 4, 2025: The Kingston Flyer

April 4, 2025 Todd DeFeo

‘Fanning Friday is a new feature where we share videos and photos new and old. Today’s video of The Kingston Flyer was filmed last month in Kingston, New Zealand.