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 […]
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 […]
The 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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
The next work session on the Society’s 1925 Central of Georgia flat car is scheduled for 9:00 a.m., Saturday, November 29, 2014, at the Georgia State Railroad Museum in Savannah, Ga. Current plans are to complete the removal of accumulated dirt and debris from the car. By that time the trucks should be removed and […]
The fall meeting of the Central of Georgia Railway Historical Society, Inc., was held Friday and Saturday, October 10–11, 2014, in Augusta, Ga. A report on the meeting will be posted soon! Central of Georgia Railway Augusta, Ga., freight house (Photograph by Ben Roberts, Collection of the Central of Georgia Railway […]
The Society also has two new CofGa t-shirts available, both featuring the “Streamlined Money-Saver Service” design. One shirt is oxide red (100% cotton) with white lettering, and features the design as it appeared on factory painted boxcars (mismatched “E”s and one set of speed stripes). The other shirt is gray (90% cotton) with blue lettering, […]
The July–September 2014 issue of The Right Way, the Central of Georgia Railway Historical Society’s official publication, was mailed to members on Wednesday, October 1, 2014. Articles include: Compartmentizer Equipped Augusta Traffic Agency “Compare…Then Take the Train!” C. G. News Membership expiration is based on the last issue that a member is to receive. A one […]