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Amtrak Wants to Make Atlanta a Railroad Hub

July 11, 2022 The Center Square

Amtrak is looking to make Atlanta a railroad hub again, but the quasi-federal agency can’t say how much it will cost to run new routes across the Peach State and the region.

Georgia to Receive $9.1M in Federal Funds for State-Owned Railroads

June 8, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

The federal government is sending more than $9.1 million for a pair of rehabilitation projects on Georgia-owned Class III railroads.

G&W’s Georgia Central Railway to Serve New Hyundai Electric Vehicle Facility in Savannah Area

May 24, 2022 Business Wire

Georgia Central Railway will serve a new Hyundai Motor Group electric vehicle (EV) and battery-manufacturing facility in Bryan County, Georgia.

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.

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.

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.

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.