

A Place in Peril? Maybe not a Place, but a Pullman.
The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation (The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation | The Georgia Trust) recently announced their 2025 Places in Peril list. Nine of the properties feature buildings, ours features . . .

Beebe and Clegg: Their Enduring Photographic Legacy – An Exhibition
Now through December 29 Lucius Beebe (left) and Charles Clegg pose along the tracks of the Southern Pacific narrow gauge in the Owens Valley of California. “With dramatic images and sweeping promotional strategies, Lucius Beebe—joined

Trucks, Trains & Tractors, Oh My!!!
August 3rd and 4th!!! Here comes our annual celebration of big rigs – of all sizes, for boys and girls – of all ages! Sponsored by Suzanna’s Kitchen of Duluth, GA, it’s a cruise-in show

Park Train – Too??
SRM Project Management Report! Park Train engine #902 (upper right) is restored, tested and ready. Its two cars (lower right) are not. 1200 (lower left) is not our car but a reasonable facsimile of what

National Train Day – 11 May, 2024
This year National Train Day falls on May 11. The “holiday” was first celebrated in the year 2008 and continues to be celebrated to this day. The celebrations were conceptualized by Amtrak as a way

Why are there rocks under the tracks?
Railroad ballast is a crucial component of the rail transportation system. It is a crushed stone or gravel material that is used to support and level the tracks in a railroad track bed. The primary