Hi Guys, Found this link to the Ga Virtual Archives on the Civil War group. I just searched on railroad and got hundreds of hits and many are truly remarkable. Sorry if this is old news. GN & GF&A pho

Now on Taplines - The Doodlebugs of the Georgia Northern http://taplines.net/GN/GN.html Look forward to any discussion on the motor cars of the Georgia Northern. There is not a lot of information abou

I've been compiling a list of Georgia Northern Gas Motor Cars using the photographs and negatives in my collection. If anyone can add to this list it would be greatly appreciated. GEORGIA NORTHERN MOT

The 56th Atlanta Train Show is this Saturday January 19th at Infinite Energy Forum, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, in Duluth. Show hours are 9:00-4:00. We'll be there with 3 tables of paper railroadiana feat

Thomas Lawson asked me a very intriguing question yesterday: "Why the Pidcock’s bought the Brooks-Scanlon #9 for the Albany & Northern Ry. in 1952? This deal makes absolutely no sense to me and I don’

Hi Thomas, Thank you very much: they are incredibly useful, and have filled in some gaps in my knowledge which would have otherwise led to an error in some details. Simon

Hi everyone, Does anyone know of any available plans for CG standard stations? I note that there was a kit available in both N and H0 scales for the C sized stations, so I presume some information exi

I'm thinning out my collection of Louis Marx O gage trains. I have eleven trains for sale for between $50 and $200 per set. I'll even throw in an oval of track with each train (sorry, no transformers)

I would suggest the Central of Georgia Historical Society. Southern Railway Historical Society may have something too. All I have are signal plans. Don Taplines...o o o o Don Hensley _____ () 277 S Wa

More questions! Does anyone have any measurements of the early switcher livery, i.e. width of the white stripes, and location up from the deck, and size and location of the logo and the number and typ

Simon - The Central's switchers were, indeed, black with white trim and lettering. The herald was, at one time, available in a decal set but I suspect that this is no longer true. Maybe someone more u

Afternoon all, I have acquired a couple of lovely models, for an EMC/D SW1 and an Alco S2. Neither are in CofG paint schemes, and I wish to repaint them into schemes appropriate for the late 1940s. Th

Yes, I believe you're correct, it was George Bernard Shaw who said that. Very true, regardless of the source. I once worked for a company headquartered in Atlanta that had a branch facility in Keene,

Conrad, I believe you are receiving quite an education on American RRs. Yes, and very quickly. Had picked up an amount already, but this information is like gold dust. If kaolin had been found along t

Hi: For those loomking for info on the Wadley Southern: I found the summary report from the Valuation done on the WS in the 1917 era. For our across the Pond friends. Our government required railroads

Simon, Welcome to the group. Those were interesting lines. Each one has an interesting history. At one time a person could make quite a trip from Louisville to Wadley and thence on south to connect up

Hi Brian, in HO! We are British, man. Why would one take the sensible option? Why would one not do it the hard way? Get a grip! Pull yourself together! Stop trembling that upper lip! Really, you need

Simon, hi Good to know another Brit has an interest in Georgia`s shortlines,though we could have made it easier for our self`s and modeled them in HO!. Brian. (the other Brit!)

Evening everyone, Time for another Englishman to say hello - I am only about 90 minutes from Brian Tovey, as it turns out, but further East. I am also likely to ask a lot of questions - the subject li

Thanks fo rthe welcome Chris. Brian.