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A Closer Look at the Roy O. Disney at Walt Disney World

July 31, 2015 Todd DeFeo

The Roy O. Disney locomotive has an incredible story. The locomotive, formerly No. 251 of the United Railways of Yucatan, was one of five Disney officials purchased in Mexico for potential use in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World.

Photos: Gold Coast Railroad Museum in Miami

July 27, 2015 Todd DeFeo

Occupying the former Naval Air Station Richmond (NASR), the Gold Coast Railroad Museum today delights railfans with its collection of locomotives, dozens of rail cars and railroad artifacts.

Amtrak Adding More Seats to Auto Train

January 1, 2014 Railfanning.org News Wire

Amtrak says it is adding more seats to the Auto Train on trips between Jan. 1 and March 31. According to Amtrak, up to 60 additional coach seats will be available for travel on variety of dates on Train 53 to Florida (Jan. 1-9; Jan. 16; Jan. 29-Feb. 1; Feb 14-15; and Feb. 28) and Train 52 from Florida (Jan. 2-4; Feb. 22; Feb. 28; March 1; March 15; and March 29-31). The Auto Train offers both coach and sleeper accommodations. “The Auto Train is the easiest and most enjoyable way to travel between the northeast and Florida while your

Mica: SunRail ‘a dramatic evolution step for central Florida’

December 30, 2013 Todd DeFeo

Officials in Florida are hoping the new SunRail commuter line will spur economic growth and reduce congestion on Interstate 4.

Breaking Down the Amtrak Long-Distance Consist

November 29, 2013 Todd DeFeo

Amtrak’s long-distance trains between New York and southern destinations more or less look like a compilation of the first dozen or so cars the railroad could find.

With No Funding, No Rail Link to Orlando Airport, Newspaper Reports

November 27, 2013 Todd DeFeo

It will be at least five years before SunRail trains connect with Orlando International Airport because there is no source of funding for the estimated $100 million it will cost to build the connection, the Orlando Sentinel newspaper reported. Despite that, SunRail officials are looking at a Orlando Utilities Commission-owned spur, which runs alongside airport property and could be expanded to two tracks, as a possibility for a rail link between the airport and the commuter rail system, the newspaper reported. “This is a startup commuter-rail system. It’s going to evolve over time,” the newspaper quoted Steve Olson, a spokesman

Amelia Island Has Trains in Addition to Beaches

August 15, 2013 Todd DeFeo

Central Florida’s SunRail scheduled to open next year

July 26, 2013 Todd DeFeo

ORLANDO, Fla. – Work on Central Florida’s first commuter rail line is progressing, and the line is expected to open by next year. Work to convert the corridor for use by SunRail remains ongoing and the headway is quite apparent. For example, new platforms are nearing completion at the Amtrak stations in Orlando and Winter Park; the stations will continue to serve the national passenger railroad once SunRail starts operations. As part of the 12-stop, 32-mile first phase, trains will operate between DeBary, north of Orlando’s city center, and Sand Lake Road in Orlando. When the second phase opens in

Time Away From the Beach: Trains on Amelia Island

August 19, 2011 Railfanning.org

Photos taken Aug. 19, 2011.

NTSB Opens Dockets on Two Investigations

November 22, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

The National Transportation Safety Board today opened public dockets on two on-going railroad accident investigations and placed the dockets on its public website.