https://railfanning.org/series/railfanning-org-railfanning-review/ Railfanning Review explores railroad news and history. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:48:56 +0000 en-US © 2006-2025 Railfanning.org News and notes from the rails. Railfanning.org episodic Railfanning Review explores railroad news and history. Railfanning.org railfanning@defeo.biz false https://railfanning.org/graphics/IMG_2806-1400.jpg https://railfanning.org/series/railfanning-org-railfanning-review/ railfanning@defeo.biz Railfanning Review explores railroad news and history. No yes 15de5229-5d9d-5be9-b034-da59fb500d4e https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 124461196 https://railfanning.org/podcast/a-conversation-with-a-dunedin-railways-driver-part-ii/ Sun, 21 Dec 2025 22:49:09 +0000 57285ccc-eaca-5cf9-a940-e3cfab3dd36a In this follow-up to Part I, Todd and Dunedin Railways driver Bradley discuss the robust preservation and railfan community in New Zealand, and focus on the Taieri Gorge excursion train. ]]> In this follow-up to Part I, Todd and Dunedin Railways driver Bradley discuss the robust preservation and railfan community in New Zealand, and focus on the Taieri Gorge excursion train. ]]> https://railfanning.org/graphics/Dunedin_2449.jpg false no 00:31:19 No no https://railfanning.org/podcast/a-conversation-with-a-dunedin-railways-driver-part-i/ Tue, 11 Nov 2025 20:54:34 +0000 4244405a-269f-5bad-a21d-1bed39e7f970 In this podcast, Todd DeFeo and Dunedin Railways Driver Bradley discuss the robust preservation and railfan community in New Zealand and the Taieri Gorge excursion train. ]]> In this podcast, Todd DeFeo and Dunedin Railways Driver Bradley discuss the robust preservation and railfan community in New Zealand and the Taieri Gorge excursion train. ]]> https://railfanning.org/graphics/IMG_7357-1.jpg false no 19:49 No no https://railfanning.org/podcast/what-if-new-york-city-built-a-subway-30-years-earlier/ Wed, 03 Sep 2025 13:49:31 +0000 https://railfanning.org/?post_type=podcast&p=51257 What if New York City had built a subway 30 years earlier? Imagine they did and took mere minutes to ride across the city in a pneumatic tube. Award-winning author and public radio host Matthew Algeo’s new book, “New York’s Secret Subway: The Underground Genius of Alfred Beach and the Origins of Mass Transit” (Island Press, Sept. 30, 2025, $35), explores the riveting, real-life story of Alfred Beach, a visionary inventor who constructed America’s first operational subway, in secret, beneath the streets of 1860s Manhattan. He joined Railfanning Review to discuss the plan and New York City of the era. ]]> What if New York City had built a subway 30 years earlier? Imagine they did and took mere minutes to ride across the city in a pneumatic tube. Award-winning author and public radio host Matthew Algeo’s new book, “New York’s Secret Subway: The Underground Genius of Alfred Beach and the Origins of Mass Transit” (Island Press, Sept. 30, 2025, $35), explores the riveting, real-life story of Alfred Beach, a visionary inventor who constructed America’s first operational subway, in secret, beneath the streets of 1860s Manhattan. He joined Railfanning Review to discuss the plan and New York City of the era. ]]> https://railfanning.org/graphics/20250903_Review-Subway.jpg false no 35:02 No no https://railfanning.org/podcast/oddities-on-the-georgia-rails-part-ii/ Tue, 04 Feb 2025 15:21:23 +0000 https://railfanning.org/?post_type=podcast&p=49533 In mid-December, Todd DeFeo, publisher and editor of Railfaning.org, presented “Oddities on the Georgia Rails” to the Georgia Archives. This is the second episode in a series of podcasts based on that presentation ]]> In mid-December, Todd DeFeo, publisher and editor of Railfaning.org, presented “Oddities on the Georgia Rails” to the Georgia Archives. This is the second episode in a series of podcasts based on that presentation ]]> https://railfanning.org/graphics/20241115_Weird-2.png false no 5:01 No no https://railfanning.org/podcast/oddities-on-the-georgia-rails-part-i/ Wed, 22 Jan 2025 16:25:09 +0000 https://railfanning.org/?post_type=podcast&p=49438 In mid-December, Todd DeFeo, publisher and editor of Railfaning.org, presented “Oddities on the Georgia Rails” to the Georgia Archives. ]]> In mid-December, Todd DeFeo, publisher and editor of Railfaning.org, presented “Oddities on the Georgia Rails” to the Georgia Archives. ]]> https://railfanning.org/graphics/20241115_Weird-2.png false no 4:36 No no https://railfanning.org/podcast/people-and-places-of-the-western-atlantic-railroad-episode-2-dalton-georgia/ Thu, 24 Oct 2024 13:36:00 +0000 https://railfanning.org/?post_type=podcast&p=19218 For this second episode of “People and Places of the Western & Atlantic Railroad,” we’re in historic Dalton, Georgia. Today, we focus on the railroad and its role shaping this North Georgia city. ]]> For this second episode of “People and Places of the Western & Atlantic Railroad,” we’re in historic Dalton, Georgia. Today, we focus on the railroad and its role shaping this North Georgia city. ]]> https://railfanning.org/graphics/20241008_PeoplePlaces-Intro.jpg false no 2:44 No no https://railfanning.org/podcast/a-brief-history-of-streetcars-in-athens-georgia/ Wed, 01 May 2024 00:36:07 +0000 https://railfanning.org/?post_type=podcast&p=17449 Athens, Georgia, once boasted a robust streetcar network, and streetcars operated in the college town for about 45 years. ]]> Athens, Georgia, once boasted a robust streetcar network, and streetcars operated in the college town for about 45 years. ]]> https://railfanning.org/graphics/20231218_AthensStreetcarsCover-cropped.jpg false no 4:04 No no https://railfanning.org/podcast/people-and-places-of-the-western-atlantic-railroad-episode-1-smyrna-georgia/ Mon, 26 Feb 2024 22:57:11 +0000 https://railfanning.org/?post_type=podcast&p=17185 For this first episode of “People and Places of the Western & Atlantic Railroad,” we’re in the historic Smyrna Memorial Cemetery in Smyrna, Georgia, not far from the Western & Atlantic Railroad. ]]> For this first episode of “People and Places of the Western & Atlantic Railroad,” we’re in the historic Smyrna Memorial Cemetery in Smyrna, Georgia, not far from the Western & Atlantic Railroad. ]]> https://railfanning.org/graphics/Tour-2024-Square.jpg false no 3:57 No no https://railfanning.org/podcast/railfanning-review-death-on-the-rails-part-ii/ Sun, 31 Dec 2023 21:17:19 +0000 https://railfanning.org/?post_type=podcast&p=16989 In an earlier episode, I introduced my talk on “Death on the Rails,” a look at the many ways death might befall people on the rails, whether they were workers, passengers or innocent bystanders. ]]> In an earlier episode, I introduced my talk on “Death on the Rails,” a look at the many ways death might befall people on the rails, whether they were workers, passengers or innocent bystanders. ]]> https://railfanning.org/graphics/20230801_DeathPromo.jpg false no 11:11 No no https://railfanning.org/podcast/railfanning-review-campaign-trains-a-conversation-with-author-edward-segal/ Fri, 08 Dec 2023 22:08:05 +0000 https://railfanning.org/?post_type=podcast&p=16962 I had the opportunity to speak with author Edward Segal, whose new book highlights the history of campaign trains. Segal has compiled a fascinating narrative, giving insight into one of the most overlooked aspects of railroad and political history: how candidates traveled. ]]> I had the opportunity to speak with author Edward Segal, whose new book highlights the history of campaign trains. Segal has compiled a fascinating narrative, giving insight into one of the most overlooked aspects of railroad and political history: how candidates traveled. ]]> https://railfanning.org/graphics/IMG_3398.jpg false no 26:48 No no