Seeing America – Page 35 – Sightseers' Delight

Forget the Okefenokee, come for the trains – Part II

August 18, 2009 Todd DeFeo

Every day, upwards of 80 CSX trains pass through the Folkston Funnel, so named because two railroad lines merge just north of downtown. In fact, almost all Florida-bound freight trains pass through the city’s limits.

When in Folkston, don’t just visit the Okefenokee – Part I

August 17, 2009 Todd DeFeo

Driving along U.S. Highway 1 on my first trip to Folkston, I spied a southbound freight train on the tracks to my right.

Greetings from Dublin, Ohio

August 13, 2009 The Travel Trolley

Greetings from Dublin, Ohio

What should I do this summer?

July 20, 2009 Todd DeFeo

ATLANTA — Summer is in full swing, and anybody without concrete vacation plans may be thinking they’ve missed out on a great opportunity to step out and see the world. Don’t fret; there are plenty of great sight-seeing opportunities throughout Georgia. Here are five: Head to The Dillard House for a grand meal and some southern relaxation Check out the “Smallest Church in America” Head to Cartersville and learn about a “needless effusion of blood” that

Antebellum railroad tunnel still a marvel after all these years

June 22, 2009 Todd DeFeo

Crews building the Western & Atlantic Railroad from Atlanta to Chattanooga, Tenn., faced a number of natural obstacles. None, however, were as foreboding as Chetoogeta Mountain.

Fort King George features faithful recreation of important British post

June 17, 2009 Todd DeFeo

DARIEN, Ga. – South Georgia in the 1720s and 1730s wasn’t a pleasant place to be. The men who settled Fort King George along the Altamaha River near what is modern day Darien learned that during the fort’s rather short existence. Built in 1721 – 12 years before “Georgia’s First City,” Savannah, was founded – Fort King George was both the first English settlement on Georgia’s coast and the British Empire’s southernmost outpost in North

When in Darien, take to the street

June 15, 2009 Todd DeFeo

Savannah’s role as “Georgia’s First City” is well documented, but the history of the state’s second city, Darien, is not quite as known

Airline on-time performance improves in April

June 11, 2009 The Travel Trolley

U.S. Airlines had more on-time flights in April than they did in March and in April 2008, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer Report.

‘A needless effusion of blood’

June 11, 2009 Todd DeFeo

CARTERSVILLE, Ga. — As William T. Sherman rode through the North Georgia countryside in the 1840s, he took note of one particular engineering feat. The year was 1844, and the Western & Atlantic Railroad was under construction between Atlanta and Chattanooga, Tenn. As the railroad — known as the “Crookedest Railroad in the World” — made its way north, Allatoona Mountain stood in its path. Engineers cut a pass through the mountain. The result was a narrow, 360-foot-long

Microsoft says Bing Travel will help make smarter decisions

June 7, 2009 The Travel Trolley

Microsoft’s new Bing Travel “will help consumers make smart travel decisions through a variety of innovative tools and features,” the company announced. Bing Travel is part of Bing, a new search engine from Microsoft. Bing Travel combines many of the airfare and hotel tools from Farecast, which Microsoft acquired in 2008, and news from MSN Travel. “Bing Travel has a simple goal: help people make smarter, more informed decisions regarding travel,” Hugh Crean, general manager