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Museum remembers volunteer Ken Birmingham
To visitors of the Southeastern Railway Museum, Ken Birmingham was a staple, greeting passengers and collecting tickets as the conductor on the standard gauge historic demonstration train. […]
Month: July 2019
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Critical to the Countdown: The NASA Railroad
The role of the railroad during the Space Shuttle era is well known and well documented. For nearly three decades, solid rocket booster (SRB) segments were transported from a space and aviation research plant in […]
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Just in time for Trains, Trucks & Tractors: Did You Know? Tractor Edition
Tractors play an import part of the nation’s transportation network. The Southeastern Railway Museum will showcase antique tractors and vehicles during the museum’s “Trains, Trucks & Tractors” special event from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. […]
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Executive Director Updates July 2019
Welcome to July at the Museum! I hope the first half of your year has gone well; it has at the museum. As we’re wrapping up June, I hope that you and your family enjoyed […]
Volunteer Spotlight
Volunteer Spotlight: Ora Ball
Meet Ora Ball, a volunteer with a fondness for economical out-of-the-ordinary vehicles. […]
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Five key moments in the history of the Western & Atlantic Railroad
A look at the “State Road,” the Western & Atlantic running between Atlanta and Chattanooga, Tennessee. The above is based on Todd DeFeo’s book about the Western & Atlantic.