http://railfanning.org/blog Railfanning.org Editor Todd DeFeo opines about life alongside the tracks Thu, 08 Dec 2011 02:29:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Following the Civil War, the Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad was in near ruins. George T. Lewis, receiver for the Memphis, Clarksville and Louisville Railroad, noted the railroad was "not able to meet interest promptly upon bonds granted to said company," according to a March 10, 1866, letter. The letter ... http://railfanning.org/blog/2011/12/07/rebuilding-the-clarksville-after-the-war/ After the end of the Civil War, the Louisville & Nashville Railroad offered to operate the Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad, which was unable to repair the road. According to "The Reports of the Committees of the House of Representatives Made During the Second Session Thirty-Ninth Congress": Memphis, Clarksville and Louisville railroad.—Shortly ... http://railfanning.org/blog/2011/12/06/following-civil-war-clarksville-road-declined-ln-help/ [gallery] Taken Aug. 14, 2011, in Smyrna, Ga. http://railfanning.org/blog/2011/08/19/pics-along-atlanta-road-in-smyrna-ga/ [gallery] Photos taken Aug. 19, 2011. http://railfanning.org/blog/2011/08/19/time-away-from-the-beach-trains-on-amelia-island/ View SIRT South Beach Line in a larger map http://railfanning.org/blog/2011/06/24/map-of-the-former-staten-island-railway-south-beach-line/ KENNESAW, Ga. -- Sitting in a Chattanooga, Tenn., jail and faced with only hours left to live, James J. Andrews had a sense of tranquility. It was June 5, 1862, less than two months after Andrews led a daring raid behind enemy lines. The Andrews Raid, as it is today known, aimed to destroy the ... http://railfanning.org/blog/2011/04/05/james-j-andrews-found-tranquility-with-looming-death/ CONYERS – So many towns across Georgia owe their existence to the railroad. While trains still operate in a number of those cities, railroads are a distant memory in others. But a handful of cities in Georgia have a memorial dedicated to the role railroads played. Here is a brief overview of ... http://railfanning.org/blog/2011/02/05/locomotives-tell-of-railroads-influence-on-georgia-towns-part-i/ Railfanning wasn't on my mind, but perhaps it should have been. Having just pulled out of the parking lot, I noticed the familiar flashing red lights at the railroad crossing just ahead. I gunned it, so I would reach the crossing in time to watch the train pass by. (For starters, ... http://railfanning.org/blog/2011/01/29/sometimes-you-are-prepared-other-times-you-are-not/ [gallery orderby="title"] Taken in Springfield, Tenn., circa 2002 http://railfanning.org/blog/2011/01/03/from-the-archives-springfield-tenn/ [gallery orderby="title"] These images were taken in August 2003. http://railfanning.org/blog/2011/01/03/arrow-iii-pulling-into-metuchen-n-j/