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Railfanning Review explores railroad news and history.

Episodes

  1. 12/21/2025

    A Conversation With a Dunedin Railways Driver (Part II)

    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.

    31 min

  2. 11/11/2025

    A Conversation With a Dunedin Railways Driver (Part I)

    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.

    20 min

  3. 09/03/2025

    What If New York City Built a Subway 30 Years Earlier?

    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.

    35 min

  4. 02/04/2025

    Oddities on the Georgia Rails (Part II)

    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

    5 min

  5. 01/22/2025

    Oddities on the Georgia Rails (Part I)

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

    5 min

  6. 10/24/2024

    People and Places of the Western & Atlantic Railroad: Episode 2: Dalton, Georgia

    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.

    3 min

  7. 05/01/2024

    A Brief History of Streetcars in Athens, Georgia

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

    4 min

  8. 02/26/2024

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

    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.

    4 min

  9. 12/31/2023

    Railfanning Review: Death on the Rails (Part II)

    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.

    11 min

  10. 12/08/2023

    Railfanning Review: Campaign Trains: A Conversation with Author Edward Segal

    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.

    27 min
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