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Faster Than a Speeding…Biscuit?
Imagine you are a chef for an exclusive restaurant – except that your kitchen is only about four feet wide, you share it with other chefs, and it is moving. Chefs on railroads had to […]
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National Train Day – May 7th, 2022
Each year, the United States celebrates National Train Day on the Saturday closest to May 10th. Why? It was then that the first U.S. transcontinental railroad joined the East and West Coasts together permanently by […]
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Lincoln Funeral Train
On this day in 1865, Lincoln’s funeral train left Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to head to New York City for its fourth stop. The funeral train was scheduled to spend time in six northern states before arriving […]
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Black History Month: Lewis H. Latimer
Over the years, the railroads have benefited from a diverse workforce. Most people think of the Transcontinental Railroad as the most varied workgroup with Asians, primarily Chinese, providing the labor to build the railroad in […]
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Black History Month: Elijah McCoy
Over the years, the railroads have benefited from a diverse workforce. Most people think of the Transcontinental Railroad as the most varied workgroup with Asians, primarily Chinese, providing the labor to build the railroad in […]
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Presidential Trains
Celebrate President’s Day this weekend with a visit to the Southeastern Railway Museum where you can see two of these presidential trains. You can walk in the steps of President Harding on the Superb and […]
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Black History Month: Granville T. Woods
Over the years, the railroads have benefited from a diverse workforce. Most people think of the Transcontinental Railroad as the most varied workgroup with Asians, primarily Chinese, providing the labor to build the railroad in […]
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Black History Month: Andrew J. Beard
Over the years, the railroads have benefited from a diverse workforce. Most people think of the Transcontinental Railroad as the most varied workgroup with Asians, primarily Chinese, providing the labor to build the railroad in […]
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The Marco Polo: FDR’s Transportation of Choice
We are all used to hearing about Air Force One, the name of the plane that the U.S. president is flying on. However, before air travel was easy, U.S. presidents traveled on U.S. Train Car […]
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Trains, Trucks & Tractors 2021 Day 1
Day 1 of our 15th annual “Trains, Trucks & Tractors” event in the books. Many thanks to Gwinnett Transit as well as Gwinnett Fire and EMS for participating today. We’re looking for to a great […]