Georgia

Norfolk Southern Gifting Historic Car to Southeastern Railway Museum

November 9, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire

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.

Georgia rail companies ask state for millions more in tax incentives

October 27, 2020 The Center Square

Short-line railroad companies that help transport goods across Georgia called on state lawmakers Tuesday for more funding.

Feds Plan $6.6 Million Campaign to Save Lives at Railroad Crossings

October 9, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Stop. Trains Can’t. campaign will run on radio, digital, and social media, educating drivers not to gamble with their lives at rail grade crossings.

Rare Glover Machine Works Locomotive Displayed at Georgia Museum

August 1, 2020 Todd DeFeo

The Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History hosted a rare Glover Machine Works locomotive built in 1925. Glover locomotive No. 10168 is possibly the only Glover locomotive that still operates.

Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History to Display Rare Glover Locomotive

July 24, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History will host a rare Glover Machine Works locomotive for five hours on Aug. 1.

Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History: Enjoy history. Online!

July 6, 2020 Todd DeFeo

The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown everything into chaos. As students have moved from the schoolhouse to the home, the opportunities to visit cultural attractions have also ceased. But today, how can families still learn about history from the comfort of their homes? There are plenty of ways. One of them is taking in Kennesaw, Georgia’s Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History. Online!