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Athens, Georgia, Officials Updating Transit Development Plan

February 3, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire
Athens-Clarke County Transit officials are currently developing the agency’s 2023-28 Transit Development Plan.

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New Book to Highlight Athens, Georgia, Streetcars

August 26, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire
A new book from Railfanning.org Publisher and Editor Todd DeFeo will explore the history of streetcars in Athens, Georgia.

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Historic Profiles

Greene County Railroad Incorporated to Acquire Bostwick Railroad Equipment

July 29, 2015 Todd DeFeo
In July 1911, the Greene County Railroad incorporated to acquire the equipment of the Bostwick Railroad and also built a line connecting Monroe and Bostwick.

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Historic Profiles

Perhaps a Misnomer, Greene County Railroad Helped Develop Walton County, Georgia

September 29, 2012 Todd DeFeo
The Greene County Railroad is a bit of a curiosity. Its name would suggest it served — or at least passed through — Greene County, but that’s not the case.

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Despite Landowners’ Holdout, Gainesville Midland Secured Land for Athens Extension

September 29, 2012 Todd DeFeo
Once the Gainesville Midland assumed control of the Gainesville, Jefferson and Southern Railroad in 1904, it set about converting the line to standard gauge and extending the line to Athens.

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History

Athens Terminal Co. Helped Bring About Freight ‘Revolution’ in Athens

September 28, 2012 Todd DeFeo
The Athens Terminal Co. was incorporated on Oct. 4, 1906, as a commercial steam railroad company jointly owned by the Gainesville Midland Railway and Seaboard Air Line.

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First Gainesville Midland Trains Rolled Out of Athens in November 1906

September 27, 2012 Todd DeFeo
Thursday, Nov. 1, 1906, was a momentous day for the city of Athens, Ga. The first Gainesville Midland train pulled into town.

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Last Narrow Gauge Train From Jefferson, Ga., Signaled New Era for City

September 27, 2012 Todd DeFeo
It was midnight when the narrow gauge locomotive and its load eased out of Jefferson, Ga.

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End of the Line for Famous Athens trestle?

February 7, 2012 Todd DeFeo
For years, the famed “Murmur Trestle” in Athens, Ga., has attracted R.E.M. fans from around the globe. But, time may be running out for the 130-year-old trestle, The Wall Street Journal reported.

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Locomotives tell of railroads’ influence on Georgia towns (Part I)

February 5, 2011 Todd DeFeo
So many towns across Georgia owe their existence to the railroad. While trains still operate in a number of those cities, railroads are a distant memory in others. But a handful of cities in Georgia have a memorial dedicated to the role railroads played.

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