1934 Porter 2-4-0 in McDonough, GA

 

1905 Rogers 0-6-0 in Conyers, GA

 

Second Trip to the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth, GA

 

1910 ALCO 4-6-2

1919 Baldwin 4-4-0

1923 Heisler 2Tr

1915 Lima 2-8-2 in Augusta, GA

 

Back on the road again on a new vacation! Our first stop of the trip was to the Museum of History in Augusta, GA. There we found a 1915 Lima 2-8-2.

BAYL1599 and MNA509 of the Columbus & Chattahoochee RR

When we first moved back to Phenix City, AL we were stuck in a hotel for 6 weeks until we closed on our house. Sarah had started a teaching job, and I hadn't found a job yet so I was stuck watching the dog most of the day. Sometimes I would go stir crazy and start doing some urban exploring around old train tracks. That's when I came across these two diesels of the Columbus & Chattahoochee Railroad moving some cars around back on Brickyard Road.

The BayLine 1599 is a 1983 EMD GP15T, originally built as Apalachicola Northern #722. The Missouri and Northern Arkansas 509 is a 1978 EMD GP38-2, originally built as Florida East Coast #509.

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1912 Baldwin 2-8-2 (#38813) in Waycross, GA

 

Here's another one that I lost the data for and only have the YouTube video. This train is at the Okefenokee Heritage Center.

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1905 Porter 2-6-0 (#3165) in Waycross, GA

 Unfortunately, this is one of the trips where I lost all the data on a hard drive crash. At least I had already made the video for it.

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The General, a 1906 Glover 0-4-0T, and a Merci Boxcar in Kennesaw, GA

Our next stop of the day was at the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History in Kennesaw, GA. We had made a quick stop earlier in Marietta, GA to see a 1916 Glover 2-6-0T. The main attraction here was obviously "The General".

1916 Glover 2-6-0T (#81421) in Marietta, GA

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Well, we finally left the campgrounds at Stone Mountain behind and started making our ways towards Huntsville, AL. But before we got to our destination, there were several stops we had to make along the way. The first of these was in Marietta, GA to find a 1916 Glover 2-6-0T. This was a new manufacturer for me, because it was local and started after the civil war.

1856 Danforth, Cooke, Co. 4-4-0 in the Atlanta Cyclorama

One of the weirdest stops of our day, after visiting the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth, Ga, was to try and see the "Texas" from the Great Locomotive Chase. It is on display at the Atlanta Cyclorama, but unfortunately not open to the public yet. I tried valiantly to get some pics and video. However this is what happened:

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1925 Porter 2-4-2T (#6990) in East Point, GA

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1925 H K Porter 2-4-2T (#6990)

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After a long day of trains at the Southeastern Railway Museum, and an epic failure at the Cyclorama, we had a "return to normalcy" in East Point, GA. In a small fenced in park area, we found a 1925 Porter 2-4-2T.

1876 Baldwin 0-4-0RT (#4160) in Pieces at the Southeastern Railway Museum

So we were doing the little train ride back to the shop area at the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth, GA, when I spotted what looked like a boiler sitting in the back.

1924 Baldwin 2-8-0 (#57707) at the Southeastern Railway Museum

While at the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth, GA, we had found a 1924 Heisler and a 1910 ALCO in the main building. Once outside, we started coming across the Baldwins. First we found a 1919 4-4-0, then we came upon a 1924 2-8-0:

The Chattahoochee Valley #21

1919 Baldwin 4-4-0 (#52207) at the Southeastern Railway Museum

We made our way out of the main building at the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth, GA, to the outside (but still covered) displays. After finding a Heisler and an ALCO on the inside, we finally found what I was looking for: the Baldwins!

1919 Baldwin 4-4-0

1923 Heisler at the Southeastern Railway Museum

When I first saw this train at the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth, Ga, I had no idea what to make of it. I mean it almost looked like it was incomplete.

I didn't see any pistons connecting to the drive wheels so I had no idea how this thing even moved. 

1930 Baldwin 2-10-0 in Gainesville, GA

The Gainesville Midland #209

Our last stop of the roundabout trip to and from Tallulah Gorge State Park was in Gainesville, GA to see our second decapod of the day. We had previously seen another decapod in Winder, along with a 1907 Baldwin 2-8-0 in Jefferson, and a 1904 ALCO 0-4-0ST in Cleveland. This finished what became a rainy, wet day.

1904 ALCO 0-4-0ST in Cleveland, GA

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Our third train stop of the day, after visiting and doing the "death stairs" at Tallulah Gorge National Park, was to find a small 1904 ALCO in Cleveland Jefferson Cleveland, GA. Our previous stops were for a 1930 Baldwin 2-10-0 in Winder, and a 1907 Baldwin 2-8-0 in Cle... Jefferson.

1907 Baldwin 2-8-0 (#32103) in Jefferson, GA

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On our second stop of the day (the first was in Winder, GA), led us to Cleveland Jefferson, GA and a 1907 Baldwin 2-8-0. This was another train from the Gainesville Midland line.

1930 Baldwin 2-10-0 in Winder, GA

This day trip, like the previous one, had four stops on our way to and from the Tallulah Gorge National Park. A hop, skip, and jump up the road from Stone Mountain Park where we were camping led us to Winder, GA. There, by the Chamber of Commerce, was a 1930 Baldwin 2-10-0.

1905 Rogers 0-6-0 in Conyers, GA

Our fourth stop on this particular day (we had already stopped at Macon, trespassed in Griffin, and visited Georgia's "Titanic"), led us to Conyers, GA, where a 1905 Rogers 0-6-0 was located...or as the locals called it, the "Dinky" train.