General Updates – Southeastern Railway Museum

Steak Cookoff 2020

June 17, 2020 Randy Pirkle

The museum is pleased to be hosting it’s 2nd Annual SCA sanctioned steak cookoff on June 20. In order to comply with pandemic related event size guidelines, this event will be a private event and […]

Museum Reopens from Covid19

June 1, 2020 Randy Pirkle

The past few months have been trying for all of us. We hope you and your family are in good health and beginning to explore our new routines as we navigate the uncertainty of life […]

The museum managers and volunteers have started building task lists and timelines that we believe will lead to reopening the museum at a point later than Memorial Day. This planning includes: Visitor traffic flow changes […]

Did you know? The Great Locomotive Chase

April 12, 2020 Todd

On April 12, 1862, during the Civil War, Union spies led by James J. Andrews stole a locomotive (the General) from Big Shanty, Ga. […]

Southeastern Railway Museum cancels all events and operations through at least May 15

March 19, 2020 Todd

The Southeastern Railway Museum is canceling all events and operations until at least May 15 in response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak. […]

Caboose Days will be rescheduled for 2020

March 10, 2020 Southeastern Railway Museum

The museum, Georgia’s Official Transportation History Museum, will host the family-friendly event from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 4, and Sunday, April 5. […]

Southeastern Railway Museum Hosting Steak Cook-Off on June 20

February 12, 2020 Southeastern Railway Museum

The museum will be open for its regular museum hours (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) during the cook-off. Teams participating in the event will start setting up at 8 a.m. […]

A look at Southeastern Railway Museum events in early 2020

January 21, 2020 Southeastern Railway Museum

The Southeastern Railway Museum will be hosting a series of special events in 2020, including the Steak Cook-Off, Caboose Day and the Fast Track 5K. […]