Southeastern Railway Museum
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Georgia's Official Transportation History Museum | |
 New York, Ontario & Western Railway General Electric 44-ton switcher #104 at the Southeastern Railway Museum. | |
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| Established | 1970 by the Atlanta Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society |
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| Location | 3595 Buford Hwy. Duluth, Georgia USA |
| Coordinates | 33°59′19″N 84°09′21″W / 33.988488°N 84.155797°W |
| Type | Railroad and transportation Museum |
| Collection size | over 90 pieces of rolling stock exhibited |
| Website | https://www.train-museum.org/ |
The Southeastern Railway Museum (
Atlanta
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The museum was founded in 1970 by the Atlanta Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. There are over 90 pieces of rolling stock exhibited on the 30-acre (12 ha) site. In 2000, the museum was given the title of being Georgia's official transportation history museum,[1] and the collection of exhibits continues to diversify to reflect this.
In addition to the rolling stock there is a wide variety of railroad artifacts and an extensive archive. The grounds also contain the restored 1871 Duluth passenger train depot, a G16/Park train ride, and a model railroad housed in Building 1. Visitors can also take a brief train ride on restored cabooses over track which runs the length of the property.
Rolling stock collection
Steam locomotives
- Atlanta and West Point Railroad 4-6-2 Heavy Pacific No. 290
- Savannah and Atlanta Railway 4-6-2 Light Pacific No. 750
- Gainesville Midland Railway 2-10-0 No. 203
- Stone Mountain Scenic Railroad 4-4-0 General II
- Georgia Power USATC 0-6-0T No. 97
- Southern Railway 1509 "Maud" 0-4-4T
- Campbell Limestone 2-Truck Heisler No. 9
Diesel locomotives
- Hartwell Railroad General Electric 44-ton switcher No. 2
- New York, Ontario and Western Railway General Electric 44-ton switcher No. 104 (pictured)
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- ALCO S-4m No. 2326
- CSX EMD SD45-2 No. 8954(ex SCL No. 2049)
- SMRX GE 50-Tonner No. 3 (Rebuilt with Cummins engines)
Passenger cars
- Norfolk Southern/Central of Georgia No. NS 30 Marco Polo/Savannah, Pullman Company Private Car used by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt between the years of 1933 and 1940
- Seaboard Coast Line Railroad No. 301 Superb - Pullman Company Private Car used by U.S. Presidents Warren G. Harding and Woodrow Wilson
- Sleeper/LoungeWashington Club
- Clinchfield Railroad Bar/Lounge car No. 112, Used as a meeting/party car
- Southern RailwayCoach No. 812 Charlottesville
- Southern RailwayCoach No. 1212
- Southern RailwayCoach No. 1065
- Southern RailwayCoach No. 1078
- Central of Georgia Coach No. 527
- Central of Georgia Coach No. 651 - painted and lettered as New Georgia Railroad No. 1111, In use for on site train rides (Winter only)
- AAR reporting markSMRX 662
- Atlantic Coast Line Business car No. 307 - Currently painted and lettered as SMRX No. 307 Georgia On My Mind
- Southern Railway 10-1-2 sleeper Thomas Ruffin
- Southern Railway10-6 sleeper No. 2019 Tugalo River Currently lettered as Norfolk Southern "NS17"
- Amtrak 24-8 Slumbercoach No. 2092 Loch Arkaig
- USAX Troop kitchen car No. 200
Head-end equipment
- Southern Railway RPO/Baggage car No. 153, In use as Archive Storage
- Southern Railway RPO No. 1701Grand Junction
- Baggage carNo. 116
- Southern RailwayBaggage car No. 451, In use as Archive Storage
- Southern Railway Baggage car No. 582
- Southern Railway Baggage car No. 6457
- Southern Railway Baggage car No. 4529, Used as a meeting/party car
- Central of Georgia Railway Baggage car No. 405
Freight cars
- Central of Georgia Railway Bulkhead flat No. 11403, Two engine hoods from Hartwell 2, and the cab from Atlanta and West Point 290 are on this car
- DODX heavy duty flat car No.38416
- Southern Railway flat car No. 117092, Southern Railway 1509's Frame is currently on this car
- Southern Railway hopper car No. 74745
- Southern Railway"Big John" hopper car No. 8717
- Southern Railway86 ft boxcar No. 9690
- Southern Railway gondola No. 900097
- Southern Railwaygondola No. 291069
- Southern Railway boxcar No. 33309
- Norfolk Southernhopper car No. 993359
- L&N (H.P. Hood and Sons) milk tank car No. 40605
- Fruit Growers Express reefer No. 55558
- Norfolk and Western gondola No. 99984
- Seaboard Air Line boxcar No. 9028
- Chattahoochee Valley boxcars Nos. 1010, 9012, 9014, 98703, 98705, 98707, 98708
Cabooses
- Southern RailwayWood caboose No. 2156
- Southern Railway Transfer caboose No. XC7871, In use for on site train rides (Spring, Summer and Fall only)
- Georgia Railroad No. 2866
- Georgia RailroadSteel braced wood caboose No. 2849
- Norfolk and Western No. 500837, In use for on site train rides (Spring, Summer and Fall only)
- Clinchfield Railroad No. 1064
- Seaboard Coast Line No. 01077
- Central of GeorgiaWood caboose No. X92
Maintenance-of-way equipment
- Seaboard Air Linebunk car No. F70413
- Chattahoochee Valley flatcar with burro crane No. 522
- Jordan Spreader No. JX635
- WofA Pile driver No. 20 with tender No. 7302 and boom car No. 7001
- USAX self-propelled crane No. C-271 [1]
- Western Union tool car No. 3558-AB
Miscellaneous equipment
- L&N M-1 Berkshire Tender No. 1966
- L&N Auxiliary Water Tender JLDX No.55[citation needed] (ex coal tender from L&N No. 279)
The collection also includes a
Trackmobile.[2]
Transit equipment
Rail vehicles
- MARTA CQ 310 heavy rail car No. 509[2]
- Georgia Railway and Power Companystreetcar No. 269 - Used on the Decatur Line
- Georgia Railway and Power Companystreetcar No. 636
Rubber-tired vehicles
- Atlanta Airport Westinghouse C-100vehicles Nos. 1 and 53
- Trackless trolleyNo. 1296
- Atlanta Transit System Nos. 1732and 1756
- BrillT-44 Trackless trolley No. 2207
- Gwinnett County TransitOrion VII 32.5' CNG bus No. B014
MARTA-owned vehicles
- Mule streetcar No. 1866
- Georgia Power Company 1941 White, bus No. 401
- Atlanta Transit Company 1956 GMC, bus No. 253
- Atlanta Transit System1963 GMC, bus No. 946
- MARTA Flxible Metro bus No. 3360
- MARTA New Flyer 40' CNG bus No. 2701
- MARTA GMC "Fishbowl" bus No. 4211
Special events
The museum hosts a series of annual special events, including Caboose Days in April, the Fast Track 5K in May, Locomotive Celebration in June, Trains, Trucks & Tractors in August and Classics at the Crossing in October.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "State Transportation History Museum", State Symbols, Office of Secretary of State, retrieved 2019-06-21
- ^ "MARTA donates 1980s rail car to metro Atlanta museum". WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta. 19 November 2022. Archived from the original on 20 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Southeastern Railway Museum to host special events in 2017". Sightseersdelight.com. 25 March 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
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