May 17, 2025: Spring Meeting, Savannah, Ga.

The spring membership meeting of the Central of Georgia Railway Historical Society will be held on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at the Georgia State Railroad Museum. The museum is located at 655 Louisville Road, Savannah, GA 31401. The meeting will be a work session for us to stencil the recently restored CofGa Baggage & Passenger combine No. 374. (See the news article on page 14 of the October–December 2024 issue [Vol. 28, No. 4] of The Right Way.) We’ll start around 9:00 a.m. Be sure to wear work clothes. We’ll have all of the needed paint and supplies.

This is a great opportunity for members to help with the restoration of this car! There’s no cost to attend. Those planning to attend are asked to e-mail CGRHS secretary/treasurer Graham Dean at GDean@cofga.org.

May 31–June 1, 2025: 36th Annual Model Railroad and Train Show, Savannah, Ga.

May 31–June 1, 2025:

36th Annual Model Railroad and Train Show

Sponsored by Coastal Rail Buffs, Inc.

Pooler Recreation Center

900 South Rogers St.

Pooler, Georgia 31322

Hours: Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Admission: (tba)

(Note: This is a different weekend for this show from previous years.)

July 24–26, 2025: St. Louis Railroad Prototype Modeler’s Meet

July 24–26, 2025:

Seventeenth St. Louis Railroad Prototype Modelers Meet

Gateway Convention Center

One Gateway Drive

Collinsville, Illinois

Hours: starts 9:00 a.m. both days

Registration: (tba)

For more information, visit: https://www.stlrpm.com/

(Note: This is a modeler’s workshop, not a traditional train show.)

 

August 23, 2025: 67th Atlanta Model Train Show

August 23, 2025:

67th Atlanta Model Train Show

sponsored by Golden Spike Enterprises (www.gserr.com)

Gas South Convention Center

6400 Sugarloaf Parkway

Duluth, Georgia.

Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Admission: (tba)

March 14–15, 2026: The Piedmont Division Model Train Show, Cartersville, Ga.

March 14–15, 2026:

The Piedmont Division Model Train Show

sponsored by the Piedmont Division of the NMRA

Clarence Brown Conference Center

5450 Highway 20

Cartersville, Georgia.

Hours: Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Admission: (tba)