“The Right Way” Vol. 19, No. 3, Mailed to Members

CGV19N3The July–September 2015 issue of The Right Way, the Central of Georgia Railway Historical Society’s official publication, was mailed to members on Monday, December 14, 2015.

Articles include:

  • Roadway Cars at Hamilton
  • The Proper Way to Load Cotton in Cars
  • “Payoff in Prosperity…for You!”
  • C. G. News

Membership expiration is based on the last issue that a member is to receive. A one year membership in the Central of Georgia Railway Historical Society always includes four issues of The Right Way (regardless of the publication date). This ensures that each member receives the full benefit of their membership.

Fall Meeting Scheduled for October 23–24, 2015, in Savannah, Ga. (UPDATED)

October 6 update!

Although the cut-off date has passed, the Holiday Inn Express has made a few additional rooms available at the group rate for a short period of time. However, you need to make your reservation NOW!! (Also, we had inadvertently listed the wrong address for the Holiday Inn Express. That has been corrected!)

Also, don’t forget to register for the meeting!

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The fall membership meeting of the Central of Georgia Railway Historical Society, Inc., has been scheduled for Friday–Saturday, October 23–24, 2015, in Savannah, Ga.

On Friday, we’ll have an archive work session beginning at 9:00 a.m. in the Azalea Room at the Holiday Inn Express (see address below.) We’ll be working to clean, organize, and index maps and drawings from the Society’s collection. Members can stop by at any time during the day up until about 5:00 p.m. We’ll have all the supplies you’ll need to help.

At 7:00 p.m. Friday evening, Society president Allen Tuten will give a presentation titled “Central of Georgia Railway and Related Lines: Trackage, Facilities, and Industries in Savannah, Ga.” Our bus tour on Saturday afternoon will take us by many of the locations included in this presentation.

On Saturday, we’ll depart the Holiday Inn Express on a bus around 8:30 a.m. for an in-depth tour of the Georgia State Railroad Museum. We’ll also see the Society’s flat car, which is at the museum, along with other pieces of CofGa equipment.

After lunch, we’ll take a bus tour by a number of railroad related sites in the Savannah area and should return to the motel around 3:30 p.m. (Note that the exact itinerary is subject to change.)

At 4:00 p.m., we’ll have the annual meeting of the Society’s Board of Directors in the Azalea Room at the motel. Members are welcomed to attend, although the meeting is for discussion of various Society administrative business. At 7:00 p.m., following supper, we’ll have our annual business meeting, which will include elections for Board of Directors.

Following the business meeting, Terry Koller, Director of Railroad Operations at the Georgia State Railroad Museum will be giving a presentation on some of the museum’s activities.

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Holiday Inn Express, 7210 Georgia Highway 21, Port Wentworth, GA 31407 (912-964-8900). The group rate is $99.00 per night. To get that rate, please be sure to mention that you are with the “Central of Georgia Railway Historical Society” when making reservations. The cut-off date for that rate is September 23, 2015.

Registration for the weekend’s events is $30 per person (or $50 per couple). To register, send your name, address, and number of registrations (include individual names for name tags) to Society Secretary/Treasurer Eddie Shaw (see address in recent issues of The Right Way). Payment can be made by check or money order payable to CGRHS. Early registration is highly recommended!

More specific details will be posted as available.

“The Right Way” Vol. 19, No. 2, Mailed to Members

CGV19N2The April–June 2015 issue of The Right Way, the Central of Georgia Railway Historical Society’s official publication, was mailed to members on Friday, September 4, 2015.

Articles include:

  • Training the 722nd Railway Operating Battalion
  • More on the Cahaba River Bridge
  • Rebuilding Churchill Shed
  • C. G. News

Membership expiration is based on the last issue that a member is to receive. A one year membership in the Central of Georgia Railway Historical Society always includes four issues of The Right Way (regardless of the publication date). This ensures that each member receives the full benefit of their membership.

Steam Excursions Planned Over Former CofGa Trackage

As part of the Norfolk Southern 21st Century Steam Program, the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum will be operating several excursions over former Central of Georgia trackage between Macon, Ga., and Tennille, Ga., on Saturday and Sunday, September 26 & 27.  The Nancy Hanks Special  will be pulled by Southern Railway 2-8-2 No. 4501 with diesel assistance over the Savannah District of Norfolk Southern’s Georgia Division main line (former Central of Georgia Railway) on a 112-mile round trip.  The train will turn on the wye track in Tennille prior to the return trip. Passengers will remain on the train until it returns to Macon. Departure location will be the Macon Terminal Station (now owned by the Macon Transit Authority.) The station is located at 600 5th Street in Macon (free parking is available in lots in the immediate area). Departure times from Macon are 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., returning around 12:00 noon and 6:00 p.m. respectively.  A commissary car will be included on the train selling snacks, soft drinks, and light food items.  A gift shop will also be featured on board for those wishing to purchase souvenir items.

For more information, or to buy tickets, visit: http://www.tvrail.com/events-exhibits/rides/21st-century-steam

2016 Calendar Available Now

The Central of Georgia Railway Historical Society is pleased to announce the publication of our new 2016 Central of Georgia calendar. The 13-month calendar features color photographs of passenger and freight trains (including steam and diesel) in operation at Atlanta, Macon, Columbus, Savannah, and several other cities on the CofGa. Important dates in the history of the Central of Georgia and subsidiary lines are also included.

All of the images used in the 2016 calendar are from the Society’s collection. The calendar is available from our online store here and at all of the train shows we attend.

 

Post - 2016 calendar spreads

“The Right Way” Vol. 19, No. 1, Mailed to Members

CGV19N1The January–March 2015 issue of The Right Way, the Central of Georgia Railway Historical Society’s official publication, was mailed to members on Tuesday, May 5, 2015.

Articles include:

  • More CofGa Souvenir Covers
  • New Cahaba River Bridge in Operation (1945)
  • The Sylvania Central’s Trackage at Sylvania, Ga.
  • C. G. News

Membership expiration is based on the last issue that a member is to receive. A one year membership in the Central of Georgia Railway Historical Society always includes four issues of The Right Way (regardless of the publication date). This ensures that each member receives the full benefit of their membership.

HO Ventilated Box Car Kit Available Again

The Central of Georgia Railway Historical Society, Inc., is pleased to announce that our HO scale ventilated boxcar kit is available again. The kit was originally produced in 2005 and updated and re-released in 2009. The model is produced exclusively for the Society by Smoky Mountain Model Works.

The kit is based on two nearly identical groups of 40-ton steel underframe ventilated boxcars built for the CofGa by Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Co.: CG 56000-5650 (built in 1925) and CG 56501-58500 (built in 1926).

The kits feature a highly detailed one-piece urethane resin body with separate underframe and details, including both solid and ventilated doors, and open and closed end ventilators. Decals produced by Rail Graphics (using artwork provided by the Society) are included for post-1932 lettering. Detailed instructions are provided on mini-CD.

This re-run only includes kits with the Murphy”Pivoted All Steel Flexible” car roof which was applied to CofGa ventilated boxcars as replacements beginning in the mid 1930s. The kits also include a revised and updated underframe, based on new information located during the production of the Society’s HO scale pulpwood car kit. (Note that the photos shown on this page are of an earlier run with the as-delivered Murphy XLA roof.)

Note that trucks, couplers, and wheelsets are not included.

The kits sell for $46.95 and are available at our online store (click here) and at any of the train shows we attend

Please order soon as quantities are limited!

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Post - CofGa vent box 2

Spring 2015 Meeting, May 1–2, 2015, in Columbus, Ga.

The spring membership meeting of the Central of Georgia Railway Historical Society, Inc., was held Friday–Saturday, May 1–2, 2015, in Columbus, Ga.

A report fill follow later.

“The Right Way” Vol. 18, No. 4, Mailed to Members

CGV18N4The October–December 2014 issue of The Right Way, the Central of Georgia Railway Historical Society’s official publication, was mailed to members on Tuesday, January 13, 2015.

Articles include:

  • Emil Albrecht’s Visit to Columbus (1944)
  • Bulletin No. 13 (Revised September 1946)
  • CofGa Souvenir Covers
  • C. G. News

Membership expiration is based on the last issue that a member is to receive. A one year membership in the Central of Georgia Railway Historical Society always includes four issues of The Right Way (regardless of the publication date). This ensures that each member receives the full benefit of their membership.