Western & Atlantic – Page 3

Here Comes the Train, Backing Down the Tracks

September 19, 2024 Todd DeFeo

When I speak on railroad history, I usually make a joke early in my presentation about never seeing a train when I want to.

A brief look at the Georgian passenger train (Part I: The early years)

May 12, 2024 Todd DeFeo

On November 17, 1946, the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway and the Louisville & Nashville Railroad jointly ushered in a new era when they introduced the Georgian diesel-powered streamliner running between St. Louis and Atlanta.

Odds Not Likely on Georgia Selling the Western & Atlantic Railroad

March 4, 2024 Todd DeFeo

Now that Cincinnati is selling the Cincinnati Southern Railway, could Georgia take the same approach with the historic Western & Atlantic?

People and Places of the Western & Atlantic Railroad: Episode 1: Smyrna, Georgia

February 26, 2024 Todd DeFeo

For this first episode of “People and Places of the Western & Atlantic Railroad,” we’re in the historic Smyrna Memorial Cemetery in Smyrna, Georgia, not far from the Western & Atlantic Railroad.

Kennesaw Stabilizing Historic Depot

July 8, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire

City officials here have lifted the historic Kennesaw Depot to enable workers to improve the building’s foundation.