Southern Museum’s Trains, Trains, Trains
Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History 2829 Cherokee St. NW, Kennesaw, GA, United StatesWestern & Atlantic Railroad Bus Tour (April 2023)
Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History 2829 Cherokee St. NW, Kennesaw, GA, United States
Death on the Rails
Smyrna Public Library 100 Village Green Circle SE, Smyrna, GA, United StatesWhile rail travel improved mobility and opened new markets, it could be, at times, incredibly dangerous. Sadly, train wrecks and mishaps changed the lives of passengers, workers and innocent bystanders. Todd DeFeo has written extensively about railroads, authoring books about the Atlanta Northern Railway, the Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad, the Western & Atlantic Railroad […]
63rd Atlanta Model Train Show
Gas South District 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth, United StatesSmyrna: A Railroad Town?
Aline Wolfe Adult Recreation Center 884 Church Street SE, Smyrna, GA, United StatesParallel Roads
Georgia Room at Switzer Library 266 Roswell Street NE, Marietta, United States“Parallel Roads” At one time, two railroads connected Atlanta and Marietta: the well-known Western & Atlantic Railroad and the lesser-known Atlanta Northern Railway, an interurban line that ran from 1905 to 1947. In some ways, the two companies were “friendly enemies,” not unlike the Atlanta Northern’s relationship with another growing form of transportation: the automobile. […]
CANCELLED: People and Places of the Western & Atlantic
Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History 2829 Cherokee St. NW, Kennesaw, GA, United StatesThe Southern Museum cancelled this event. “People and Places of the Western & Atlantic” While the state-owned Western & Atlantic Railroad is well-known, the tracks and trains are just one part of the story. Thousands of railroad workers and local business owners made the railroad successful. Many of these stories are forgotten. Author Todd DeFeo […]
Live at Drowned Valley Brewing Company
Drowned Valley Brewing Company 4 S Tennessee Street, Cartersville, GA, United StatesCANCELLED: Western & Atlantic Railroad Bus Tour (April 2024)
Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History 2829 Cherokee St. NW, Kennesaw, GA, United StatesPLEASE NOTE: This event has been cancelled for April 6, 2024, and may not be rescheduled. Retrace History with a One-of-a-Kind Tour of the Historic Western & Atlantic Railroad Saturday, April 6, 2024! Todd DeFeo, founder of The DeFeo Groupe and publisher of Railfanning.org, has written several railroad histories, including books chronicling the Western & […]