Tales from the Rails
Todd DeFeoExploring the intersection of trains, travel and history.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issues | 81 | Subscribers | Read | todddefeo.substack.com |
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‘Fanning Friday: Feb 6, 2026: The Most Famous Strike You’ve Never Heard Of
When the Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad ran out of money, its employees refused to work, and a nearly two-week strike began 158 years ago today.
The early operations of the Western & Atlantic Railroad
Was it really ‘too insignificant a factor in the matter of transportation to be considered?’
‘Fanning Friday: January 23, 2026: Railroads and AI?
Trains were the emerging technology, you could say, in the 1850s
The winding tale of the Atlanta & Carolina Railroad
Once envisioned as a link in a great interurban network, the proposal faded into history
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Writer. Photographer. Ferroequinologist. Wanderlust. Troubadour. I am a former driver for Main Street Operations (fire engine).
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