Georgia

End of the Line for Famous Athens trestle?

February 7, 2012 Todd DeFeo

For years, the famed “Murmur Trestle” in Athens, Ga., has attracted R.E.M. fans from around the globe. But, time may be running out for the 130-year-old trestle, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Ringgold: End of the Line for the Andrews raiders

January 30, 2012 Todd DeFeo

On the afternoon of April 12, 1862, a group of union spies desperately drove a stolen locomotive northward. But, their tired engine, The General, was about to give out. About two miles north of Ringgold, the Great Locomotive Chase came to an end.

Multi-Modal Passenger Terminal in Atlanta moves forward

November 1, 2011 Railfanning.org News Wire

State and city officials this week announced a $12.2 million public-private partnership to move forward with a Multi-Modal Passenger Terminal (MMPT) in downtown Atlanta.

Amtrak: Atlanta station poses ‘impediment’ to improving Crescent

October 25, 2011 Todd DeFeo

Amtrak’s current station in Atlanta is hindering the railroad’s ability to improve the performance of the one passenger train that serves the city, the railroad said in a recent report.

Pics Along Atlanta Road in Smyrna, Ga.

August 19, 2011 Railfanning.org

Taken Aug. 14, 2011, in Smyrna, Ga.

James J. Andrews found tranquility with looming death

April 5, 2011 Todd DeFeo

Sitting in a Chattanooga, Tenn., jail and faced with only hours left to live, James J. Andrews had a sense of tranquility.

Locomotives tell of railroads’ influence on Georgia towns (Part I)

February 5, 2011 Todd DeFeo

So many towns across Georgia owe their existence to the railroad. While trains still operate in a number of those cities, railroads are a distant memory in others. But a handful of cities in Georgia have a memorial dedicated to the role railroads played.