Boy Scouts earn their railroading merit badge at the Southeastern Railway Museum

September 17, 2019 Ruth Hummel

On Saturday, Sept. 14, 36 Boy Scouts made tracks to the Southeastern Railway Museum to complete requirements for the Railroading merit badge. […]

Second Thursday recap for August

August 28, 2019 Ruth Hummel

August’s Second Thursday featured tractors. […]

Museum remembers volunteer Ken Birmingham

July 28, 2019 Southeastern Railway Museum

To visitors of the Southeastern Railway Museum, Ken Birmingham was a staple, greeting passengers and collecting tickets as the conductor on the standard gauge historic demonstration train. […]

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 […]

Executive Director Updates July 2019

July 1, 2019 Randy Pirkle

Welcome to July at the Museum! I hope the first half of your year has gone well; it has at the museum. As we’re wrapping up June, I hope that you and your family enjoyed […]

HO Scale Model Railroad May Updates

May 30, 2019 David Koch

We are very close to unveiling what promises to be our signature viewing experience. […]

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 […]

Volunteer Spotlight: Sarah Pearson

May 27, 2019 Ruth Hummel

I found Sarah sitting at her desk with yellowed newspaper clippings and plastic covers. Her job today was to preserve the fragile newspaper articles from ages ago. Sarah is one of our newer volunteers and has been volunteering since around February of 2018. […]

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. […]

HO Scale Model Railroad April Updates

April 29, 2019 Kristen

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