Hello everyone! My name is Bryan and I am 28 years old. I learned about a year ago that my home town of Sylvania, GA actually had a railroad named after it-...
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Donnie Hensley
taplines
Feb 29, 2008 5:23 am
Bryan I have an employee timetable for this road somewhere, I'll scan it and upload it t the group files sometime this week. Don ... From: "otisb2"...
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bill davis
billcheri72
Feb 29, 2008 11:36 am
Bryan, You also might check out http://railga.com/sylcen.html for some mays etc, BILL Donnie Hensley <taplines@...> wrote:...
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Wallace Steinbrecher
ki4dvv
Feb 29, 2008 1:21 pm
Bryan et al: As you develop your plan for the layout, if you need any "on the ground" photos or such in the Sylvania area, let me know. I live fairly close by...
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Conrad Cheatham
okete12000
Feb 29, 2008 4:53 pm
Bryan, There is a history of the county that Sylvania is located in that has some information on the SC. Check the library there and with the local historical...
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Bob Yarger
bobyar2001
Feb 29, 2008 5:18 pm
Note that Sylvania Central 4-6-0 103 can be seen at the museum in Savannah. ... Bob Yarger Railway Preservation News (free website) www.rypn.org ...
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Douglas van Veelen
dougevv
Feb 29, 2008 10:43 pm
Hi Bryan, When I was writing my Gainesville Midland book, I was considering writing several books on the various short lines in Georgia. To that end, I had...
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otisb2
Feb 29, 2008 11:45 pm
WOW, thank you all for the very helpful tips and where to find information and sharing your knowledge of this railroad. I have a couple of locomotives in the...
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ALLEN STANLEY
raildata
Mar 2, 2008 3:42 am
Hundman Publications had a book called I think "Slow Trains Down South Daily Cept Sunday". I think the Ga shortlines were covered in Vol I. Pricy at about 65$ ...
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bill davis
billcheri72
Mar 2, 2008 12:17 pm
Allen and the rest, Those are exceptional books. A must for southeastern shortline railroads. Georgia is cover in volume 2. Another must have book is "Georgia...
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otisb2
Mar 2, 2008 10:05 pm
There will be a train show in atlanta next weekend, I'll try to remember to be on the lookout for those books and a few timetables. Thanks, Bryan ... ...
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Bill Davis
billcheri72
Mar 6, 2008 11:43 am
Hi All, I really like the cover painting on the book "Slow Train Down South". It show a train with a closed vestibule "Jim Crow combine. It says it the...
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John Golden
golden1014
May 6, 2008 8:10 pm
Gentlemen, The newest edition of the Seaboard-Coast Line Modeler is available for your viewing and download at the ACL & SAL Historical Society website at ...
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redhairrascal
May 8, 2008 1:38 pm
Hi All: I am new and I have a question. Does the State of GEORGIA railbank any abandoned rail lines?...
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Conrad Cheatham
okete12000
May 8, 2008 8:24 pm
Yes, I believe there are some. I believe that the old L&N line to Murphy, NC may be banked. If I am wrong I stand corrected. Conrad Cheatham redhairrascal...
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Richard Nichols
preacher1112
May 8, 2008 10:01 pm
Yes they do. They have several rail banked at present. Go to GA DOT.gov ... From: redhairrascal <redhairrascal@...> To: GaRRHistory@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
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douglasvanveelen@...
dougevv
May 8, 2008 10:13 pm
Hi, I took a photo of the L&N Murphy branch circa 1985 - just after the rails had been pulled up. A few miles of the Branch from the Hook and Eye are still in...
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aitchcain
May 9, 2008 6:11 pm
Hello guys, Georgia DOT does have some rail-banked lines. As previously stated, go to GADOT web site and you can look them up. The only portion of the L&N's...
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Donnie Hensley
taplines
May 14, 2008 1:34 am
I'm in Lake City, FL tonight, plan to do the courthouse there tomorrow. Has anyone heard of the Richmond Locomotive & Machine Works? While at Levy County...
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redhairrascal
May 15, 2008 1:41 am
Thanks!!...
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John Golden
golden1014
May 20, 2008 2:12 am
Gentlemen, I'm doing some research on the former SAL SAM line and am looking for photos and/or information on two locations. I've searched high and low on the...
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Ashley James
ashley2771
May 22, 2008 3:57 am
John, I used to live in the area you are discussing, but far after their heyday... I would love to see any photos you are able to scrape up...I've been to...
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edgarcorny
Jun 7, 2008 1:08 am
Hi, The 49th anniversary of the last steam powered freight train on the GM and in Georgia Occurs on June 10. Just in case you are interested, the year was...
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John Golden
golden1014
Sep 25, 2008 12:40 pm
Gentlemen, Â The latest edition of The Seaboard-Coast Line Modeler is now available on the ACL & SAL Historical Society website at...
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edgarcorny
Jan 19, 2009 8:59 am
http://www.dougsrrshop.com/750.mpeg I hope you find this little clip that is not to great interesting. EC...
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Steve Johnson
ganerd
Feb 20, 2009 7:31 am
Just want to introduce myself. I am a railfan and modeler in HO scale for various Georgia Rails and Southern RR for 1940's to 1950 when steam and diesels ran ...
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okete12000
Feb 20, 2009 5:15 pm
... Welcome Steve! Conrad Cheatham, an ex-GA resident who still appreciates learning about GA railroad history....
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Steve Johnson
ganerd
Feb 26, 2009 12:58 am
I received some negative comments from business owners that says I should not do business with the shops offering discounts because they wont last long????...
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otisb2
Mar 4, 2009 12:29 am
Can you email me or post the address to that hobby shop in stockbridge? I wasn't aware one was there. Do they sell HO scale items? Thanks. Bryan...
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edgarcorny
Mar 8, 2009 2:44 am
Hi, I have read Micheal Hitt's book on the Roswell. It is a very good book. I have been looking into builder's records and found that the Roswell actually had...
