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A Closer Look at Washington’s Union Station

September 13, 2022 Railfanning.org Digital Library
By the turn of the 20th century, the dominant railroads serving the nation’s capital had separate stations. When city leaders in Washington wanted to beautify the city, one of the major initiatives was a new train station.

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In Honor of Queen Elizabeth II, a Windsor Photo Gallery

September 8, 2022 Todd DeFeo
Windsor is perhaps best known for Windsor Castle, a royal palace

Miscellaneous

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

September 7, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire
Todd DeFeo, founder of The DeFeo Groupe and the publisher and editor of Railfanning.org, will lead a bus tour of the historic Western & Atlantic Railroad on Saturday, April 1, 2023.

History

Looking Back at the Budds Creek Railroad Disaster 153 Years Later

July 28, 2022 Railfanning.org Digital Library
July 28, 2022, marks 153 years since the devastating Budds Creek railroad disaster in Montgomery County, Tennessee, along the Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad.

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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.

Legislation

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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