Return to Dalton: Watching Trains While Social Distancing

July 23, 2020 Todd DeFeo

DALTON, Ga. — In this crazy in which we live, one constant remains: Railfanning. And, it can be a safe activity to undertake with today’s COVID-19-inspired restrictions.

The North Georgia community of Dalton is an underrated place to watch trains. A Norfolk Southern and a CSX line cross in the heart of the city, and dozens of trains pass through the town every day.

The community has embraced the opportunity to watch trains, and the best vantage point may by the 1914 Southern Railway Depot downtown.

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CONYERS, Ga. – Between 1948 and about 1960, a small 0-6-0 steam locomotive served on the 3-mile-long Milstead Railroad. The small locomotive hauled between Callaway Mills in the small community of Milstead and nearby Conyers, where the line interchanged with the Georgia Railroad. Engine No. 104, built in 1905 by Rogers, is, according to some sources, one of only a handful of this type locomotive still in existence. The engine apparently picked up the nickname “Dinky” because of its short stature. The West Point Railroad originally owned the Dinky. Callaway Mills, formerly the Milstead Manufacturing Co., bought the locomotive in