The fall membership meeting of the Central of Georgia Railway Historical Society, Inc., has been scheduled for Saturday, November 6, 2021. It will include visits to various railroad sites in the Stillmore, Ga., area, as well as a dedication ceremony for the Society’s flat car and a membership meeting (including elections for Board of Directors) […]
The July–September 2021 issue of The Right Way, the Central of Georgia Railway Historical Society’s official publication, was mailed to members on Friday, September 30, 2021. Articles include: When Two Trains Met at Fort McPherson More on CofGa Public Time Tables “Ideal Site at Port of Savannah, Ga.” C. G. News Membership expiration is based […]
The Central of Georgia Railway Historical Society is pleased to announce the publication of our new 2022 Central of Georgia calendar. The 13-month calendar features color photographs of passenger and freight trains (including steam and diesel) at Atlanta, Columbus, and several other cities on the CofGa. Important dates in the history of the Central of […]
The April–June 2021 issue of The Right Way, the Central of Georgia Railway Historical Society’s official publication, was mailed to members on Wednesday, August 25, 2021. Articles include: More on Changing Direction at Americus A Look at CofGa Public Time Tables Selling Service with Billboards (Part 2) C. G. News Membership expiration is based on […]
The January–March 2021 issue of The Right Way, the Central of Georgia Railway Historical Society’s official publication, was mailed to members on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. Articles include: Selling Service with Billboards (Part 1) Changing Direction at Americus Two Diesels at East Point in 1958 C. G. News Membership expiration is based on the last […]
The spring 2021 meeting of the Central of Georgia Railway Historical Society, Inc., will be held Saturday, May 8, 2021, in the Durham, Ga., area, and will include visits to several sites related to the CofGa’s Durham Branch. (The October–December 2020 issue of The Right Way noted that a meeting was being planned.) We will […]
The October–December 2020 issue of The Right Way, the Central of Georgia Railway Historical Society’s official publication, was mailed to members on Thursday, March 11, 2021. Articles include: The “Remarkable Record” for Package Cars A Day in April 1966 “Service is the Watchword!” C. G. News Membership expiration is based on the last issue that […]
Central of Georgia caboose X59 has been donated to the Georgia State Railroad Museum in Savannah, Ga. The car has been privately owned since 1971, though its existence wasn’t known to the Society until recently. Caboose X59 was built at the Macon, Ga., shops about 1927 (original number not known). The car is in extremely […]
The July–September 2020 issue of The Right Way, the Central of Georgia Railway Historical Society’s official publication, was mailed to members on Tuesday, December 22, 2020. Articles include: Alternate Route Arrangement Maps (1946) (Part 2) 40-ton Wooden Gondola Coal Cars (CG 15250–16049) More on 2-8-0 No. 174 and the W&T C. G. News Membership expiration […]
The Central of Georgia Railway Historical Society has produced two different custom-printed cloth face masks featuring CofGa designs. One mask is black with a red monogram and white letters (similar to the CofGa’s steam locomotive lettering), while the other is gray with a yellow monogram and black letters (similar to the lettering on the CofGa’s […]