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In this follow-up to Part I, Todd and Dunedin Railways driver Bradley discuss the robust preservation and railfan community in New Zealand, and focus on the Taieri Gorge excursion train.

In this podcast, Todd DeFeo and Dunedin Railways Driver Bradley discuss the robust preservation and railfan community in New Zealand and the Taieri Gorge excursion train.

What if New York City had built a subway 30 years earlier? Imagine they did and took mere minutes to ride across the city in a pneumatic tube. Award-winning author and public radio host Matthew Algeo’s new book, “New York’s Secret Subway: The Underground Genius of Alfred Beach and the Origins of Mass Transit” (Island Press, Sept. 30, 2025, $35), explores the riveting, real-life story of Alfred Beach, a visionary inventor who constructed America’s first operational subway, in secret, beneath the streets of 1860s Manhattan. He joined Railfanning Review to discuss the plan and New York City of the era.

In mid-December, Todd DeFeo, publisher and editor of Railfaning.org, presented “Oddities on the Georgia Rails” to the Georgia Archives. This is the second episode in a series of podcasts based on that presentation

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

For this second episode of “People and Places of the Western & Atlantic Railroad,” we’re in historic Dalton, Georgia. Today, we focus on the railroad and its role shaping this North Georgia city.

Athens, Georgia, once boasted a robust streetcar network, and streetcars operated in the college town for about 45 years.

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.

In an earlier episode, I introduced my talk on “Death on the Rails,” a look at the many ways death might befall people on the rails, whether they were workers, passengers or innocent bystanders.

I had the opportunity to speak with author Edward Segal, whose new book highlights the history of campaign trains. Segal has compiled a fascinating narrative, giving insight into one of the most overlooked aspects of railroad and political history: how candidates traveled.