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Georgia Plans to Use Tax Dollars to Upgrade State-Owned Rail Lines

March 27, 2022 The Center Square

Georgia plans to spend about $10 million to upgrade state-owned rail lines to Class II standards, which officials said would better integrate the lines with the national rail network and allow faster speeds.

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Remnants of a Derailment in Kingston, Georgia

March 17, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

No one was injured in a mid-February CSX Transportation derailment in Kingston, but the remnants were visible a month later.

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A Southbound CSX Freight Appears for Sunday Railfanning in Kingston

March 14, 2022 Todd DeFeo

The tiny town if Kingston is a community with a deep railroad history.

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Railfanning.org Editor to Lead Bus Tour of Western & Atlantic Railroad

March 11, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

Todd DeFeo, founder of The DeFeo Groupe and the publisher/editor of Railfanning.org, will lead a bus tour of the historic Western & Atlantic Railroad on Saturday, April 2.

Miscellaneous

DeFeo Highlights History of the Atlanta Northern During Speech on New Book

February 8, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

Railfanning.org Editor Todd DeFeo kicked off a promotional tour of his newest book, the first complete history of the Atlanta Northern Railway.

Miscellaneous

Smyrna, Georgia, Will Not Declare January 31, 2022, as Atlanta Northern Railway Day

December 20, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

Officials here have declined to proclaim January 31, 2022, as Atlanta Northern Railway Day.

Norfolk Southern

Norfolk Southern Donates Southern Railway Archives, $500,000 to Atlanta History Center

October 25, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

Norfolk Southern Corp. said it will donate the complete collection of historical documents from Southern Railway’s company archives to Atlanta History Center.

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A Passing Freight Rumbles Through Smyrna

October 22, 2021 Todd DeFeo

Sometimes you’re walking into a museum and you hear the bell at the nearby crossing gates.

Commuter Rail

MARTA Joins Other Transit Agencies in Requiring Mandatory COVID Testing for Unvaccinated Workers

September 16, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) will start mandating weekly COVID-19 testing for unvaccinated employees.

FRA

Operation Lifesaver Awards More Than $245,000 for Rail Safety Public Awareness Campaigns

May 28, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

Operation Lifesaver Inc. (OLI) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) are awarding than $200,000 in competitive rail safety awareness grants to Operation Lifesaver programs in a dozen states.

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