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Critical to the Countdown: The NASA Railroad

July 20, 2019 Kristen

The role of the railroad during the Space Shuttle era is well known and well documented. For nearly three decades, solid rocket booster (SRB) segments were transported from a space and aviation research plant in […]

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Museum Honors Representative Brooks Coleman

May 30, 2019 Kristen

On May 1st, 2019, the Southeastern Railway Museum honored former Representative Brooks Coleman, Sr. for his committed support over the years to the Southeastern Railway Museum. John Pollock, President of the National Railway Historical Society’s […]

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Vehicle of the Month: Miniature Trains

May 23, 2019 Kristen

Miniature trains reached peak popularity in the 1950s and 1960s. The Museum’s park train came from the Birmingham Zoo and after a full restoration has operated on the loop at its new home since 2012. […]

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HO Scale Model Railroad April Updates

April 29, 2019 Kristen

The model railroad continues to grow in subtle ways. […]

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SRM Librarians Present Railroad History in April

March 31, 2019 Kristen

SRM Assistant Librarian Lloyd Neal will make two presentations in April, both focused on railroad history. […]

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A Gallery of Winners: SRM Photo Contest 2019

March 30, 2019 Kristen

A gallery of winners in the Southeastern Railway Museum’s annual photography contest is presented. […]

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Trackside Gallery On View at SRM

March 25, 2019 Kristen

Throughout the month of March, SRM visitors had a chance to experience our new exhibit space between the tracks in Building 1.  Following the museum’s move to its present location over twenty years ago, the […]

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HO-Scale Model Railroad March Updates

March 22, 2019 Kristen

by David Koch The HO Model Railroad revitalization project is now 10 months old.  The dusty “diamond in the rough” layout is now a showcase and formidable addition to the the overall Southeastern Railway Museum […]

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SRM To Present at ‘Seminar on American Railroads’

February 27, 2019 Kristen

Inspired by the upcoming sesquicentennial observance of the Golden Spike Ceremony (celebrating the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869), the Georgia Gwinnett College History Discipline is sponsoring a Seminar on American Railroads, March 26-28, 2019 with presentations from the Southeastern Railway Museum. […]

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Re-Tarping a 1921 Decatur Streetcar

February 27, 2019 Kristen

In February, volunteers Paul Grether, Nick Henderson, and Kristen Fredriksen gathered to replace the shredded tarp on the museum’s 1921 Georgia Power streetcar. The last tarp had been applied about a decade ago, and weather […]

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