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Southeastern Railway Museum celebrates All
American Day
For Immediate Release
Announced:
May 31, 2003
The Southeastern Railway Museum is pleased to announce July 5 will be
All American Day. Everyone wearing US flag apparel will be admitted for
½ price. Armed Services & Military Personnel will be admitted free
when accompanied by a paying guest.
The Southeastern Railway Museum has been in operation
since 1970 and is "Georgia's Official Transportation History
Museum". The museum has over 80 other pieces of retired railway
rolling stock including vintage steam and diesel locomotives, passenger
coaches, private business cars, a World War II army troop kitchen,
wooden freight cars, railway post office car and maintenance of way
equipment. Many other items from Georgia’s transportation history are
also presented on the museum’s 30-acre site. Two vintage trains are
displayed inside the museums main exhibit hall; The 1920s vintage steam
train pulled by S&A 750 includes United States President Warren
Harding’s personal business car the Superb and a club car. The 1950s
era diesel powered train features Southern Railway 6901, the last diesel
locomotive to pull the famous Southern Crescent before Amtrak and
several modern sleeper cars.
Trains rides aboard restored cabooses are complementary
with admission.
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