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Railfanning.org Celebrates 20 Years of Chronicling Railroads and Their History

July 26, 2022 Railfanning.org
To celebrate 20 years, Railfanning.org has launched a special section that includes recreated versions of former designs. The section also includes a timeline highlighting some of the pivotal moments in the site’s history.

Amtrak

Amtrak Orders Fifty More National Network Locomotives

June 23, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire
Amtrak has ordered another 50 locomotives from Siemens Mobility, which worked with Amtrak to design the locomotive series for long-distance services.

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Watching TEXRail in Grapevine (Part I)

May 3, 2022 Todd DeFeo
TEXRail began its operations in January 2019, ferrying passengers between Fort Worth and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.

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DeFeo: Understanding the Past is Imperative

April 4, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire
Railfanning.org Publisher and Editor highlighted the history of the Atlanta Northern Railway during a presentation at the Smyrna Public Library.

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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.

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 said it will donate the complete collection of historical documents from Southern Railway’s company archives to Atlanta History Center.

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KiwiRail, Stadler Rail Valencia Sign Contract for 57 New Locomotives for New Zealand’s South Island

October 21, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire
KiwiRail and Stadler Rail Valencia have signed a binding contract for 57 new, state-of-the-art locomotives.

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DeFeo to Publish Book on Atlanta Northern Railway

October 20, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire
The book will mark the first complete standalone history of the interurban line that connected Atlanta and Marietta, Georgia, from 1905 to 1947.

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