29May

Western Union Tool Car Ready for Lettering

Name: Summer Railway Camp: Riding the Rails (July)
Start: 2018-07-23T09:00:00-04:00
End: 2018-07-27T13:00:00-04:00
Location: Southeastern Railway Museum

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The Western Union #3558 tool car is almost ready for lettering.

Lettering for one of the museum’s historic railroad cars involves research to find in-service photographs or drawings made of the same or similar cars.

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25May

Log Carts: A Brief History

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With the donation of a 1930s-era log cart, assistant librarian Lloyd Neal has compiled some research on the antique vehicles. Two-wheeled, animal-powered, wooden ‘log carts’ were used in the timber industry from the late 1800s up to the mid 1900s. Log carts could be found in a number of states in a variety of designs and […]

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12Apr

A Look at the General II and the Civil War Event That Inspired its Name

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The Southeastern Railway Museum’s General II locomotive is named for one of the most famous engines to steam down the tracks. Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor locomotive works in Paterson, N.J., built the original General in December 1855. It is today on display in Kennesaw, Ga. Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia built the General II in […]

2Apr

Newly Acquired Log Cart Now on Display at Southeastern Railway Museum

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The Southeastern Railway Museum has placed on display a newly donated mule-powered log cart.

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1Apr

Equipment Spotlight: Transette

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A small, quirky people mover with big dreams was developed in the 1970s at Georgia Tech but never moved beyond testing.

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27Mar

Before It Was Home to the World’s Busiest Airport, Atlanta Was a Railroad Hub

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New book highlights the railroad history of Atlanta

5Mar

Celebrating the caboose: Five facts you didn’t know

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The caboose may be the most recognizable railroad car, but they are rarely seen on the rails today. Interestingly, the word caboose may derive from the Dutch word “kombuis.” It originally referred to a gallery on a ship. Since they first appeared on the railroad scene, “the caboose has been the post for those monitoring […]