Trestles, Runaway Trains, and Streetcars: Athens’ Unexpected Railroad History
2025-04-27 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Athens-Clarke County Library, 2025 Baxter Street, Athens, GA, 30606, United States
Athens, Georgia, has a deep railroad history, and it extends beyond the trestle on the back of a local band’s album. It includes a streetcar system that whisked Athenians around town and a narrow-gauge railroad in the region that struggled to connect with The Classic City. The stories of the local railroad history are as heartwarming as they are harrowing.
