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A ‘Bitter’ Row Led to Shooting Along the Western & Atlantic

July 5, 2025 Railfanning.org Digital Library
Tuesday, Aug. 27, 1889, probably seemed like a normal day for William Roberts.

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Get Ready: Eating and Drinking the Western & Atlantic is Coming!

June 18, 2025 Todd DeFeo
To appreciate the Western & Atlantic is to appreciate the local communities where the rail line runs, delving into the people and the places that made — and make — the line unique.

A Chat GPT pencil sketch portrays the 1918 Hammond Circus train wreck.
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When the Circus Train Met Disaster: The 1918 Ivanhoe Collision

May 27, 2025 Railfanning.org AI-Assisted
On a warm June night in 1918, the sleepy community of Ivanhoe, Indiana, was the backdrop of one of the deadliest railroad disasters in the county’s history: The Hammond circus train wreck.

A graphic of the Rockmart, Georgia, Royal Palm train wreck, including newspaper images.
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Dec. 3, 1926: 19 Killed in Rockmart, Georgia, Train Collision

May 6, 2025 Railfanning.org AI-Assisted
A head-on collision between two Southern Railway passenger trains, the Royal Palm and the Ponce de Leon, near Rockmart, Georgia, on Dec. 3, 1926.

A Chat GPT sketch with a newspaper clip superimposed.
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The Time Saboteurs Derailed a Western & Atlantic Train

April 16, 2025 Railfanning.org AI-Assisted
On a November evening in 1891, tragedy struck when a Western & Atlantic passenger train was derailed between Atlanta and Smyrna, and sabotage was likely to blame for the wreck.

A view of the Kennesaw, Georgia, train depot.
History

A Look Back: Engineer Killed in 1923 Kennesaw Derailment

April 7, 2025 Railfanning.org AI-Assisted
Shortly before Christmas in 1923, the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway’s southbound Dixie Limited passenger train derailed after passing the station in Kennesaw, Georgia.

A video still of the Kingston Flyer in Kingston, New Zealand.
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‘Fanning Friday: April 4, 2025: The Kingston Flyer

April 4, 2025 Todd DeFeo
‘Fanning Friday is a new feature where we share videos and photos new and old. Today’s video of The Kingston Flyer was filmed last month in Kingston, New Zealand.

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Blowing Smoke in Kingston, New Zealand

March 26, 2025 Todd DeFeo
Just across Lake Whakatipu, the Kingston Flyer steams back and forth along a section of the former Kingston Branch, now disconnected from the rest of New Zealand’s rail network.

Rail Blog

Have Grade Crossings Always Been a Problem?

February 17, 2025 Todd DeFeo
The Federal Railroad Administration recently announced more than $1.1 billion in grants to help eliminate railroad crossings.

Rail Blog

Oddities on the Georgia Rails (Part I)

January 22, 2025 Todd DeFeo
In mid-December, Todd DeFeo, publisher and editor of Railfaning.org, presented “Oddities on the Georgia Rails” to the Georgia Archives.

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