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Riding the Roman Rails…
When you see railroad tracks, do you think of the Ancient Greeks or Romans? Do you think of Romans or Greeks jumping on railcars to get from Point A to Point B? Chances are this […]
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Marta Donates Railcar to the Southeastern Railway Museum
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) has donated a railcar from the Authority’s original fleet to the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth. The donation of the 42-year old railcar is one of several activities […]
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White House Christmas Ornament – The Superb
According to the White House’s post… The 2014 official White House Christmas ornament honors the administration of Warren G. Harding, who served as the twenty-ninth president of the United States from 1921 to 1923. As […]
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Do You Have The Time?
Knowing the time has not always been as precise of science as it is now. Today, we simply turn on our cell phones, and it automatically tells you the local time. When railroads first arrived […]
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Unticketed Passengers
Ghost stories are not reserved for Halloween. A few years after the Civil War, railmen on the Western & Atlantic Railroad (W&A) between Chattanooga and North Atlanta reported multiple sightings of Civil War soldiers and […]
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Remembering George M. Pullman 125 Years Later
George Mortimer Pullman was born in Brocton, New York on March 3, 1841. He is best known for his invention of luxury travel. He passed away on October 19, 1897 – 125 years ago today. […]
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Exhibit Refresh
As fall approaches, the museum is doing a reset of railcar exhibits which has allowed for a number of unique photo opportunities. When complete, currently estimated for October 2021, the railcars on exhibit in all […]
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The Marco Polo Has Arrived at the Southeastern Railway Museum
Norfolk Southern delivered the historic Marco Polo Pullman car to the Southeastern Railway Museum. […]
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Norfolk Southern gifting historic Marco Polo railcar to Southeastern Railway Museum
Norfolk Southern Corporation is gifting the historic Marco Polo rail car, a car President Franklin D. Roosevelt used while in office, to the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth, Georgia. The Pullman Company built the Marco […]