Features spotlights new
additions to PeachState Rails, railfan trips,
updates to the fallen flag and shortline
galleries, and profiles about railroads outside
the Southeast. If you have new information,
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New
Georgia Railroad
From
1986 to 1993, the State of Georgia ran steam and
vintage diesel excursions as the New Georgia
Railroad. Operating from Zero Milepost in
Underground Atlanta, the New Georgia offered
regular Atlanta trips and operated occasional
excursions throughout Georgia.
 Excursions were led by
ex-Atlanta & West Point Pacific 290 and
ex-Savannah & Atlanta Pacific 750, leased
from the Atlanta Chapter, NRHS. When steam
was not available, ex-Southern Railway E8 6901,
lettered for the New Georgia in a Central of
Georgia-inspired paint scheme, headed the
excursions. A pair of ex-Southern FP7's lent a
hand as needed.
 Atlanta trips were over CSX
predecessor lines. An 18 mile circle trip around
Atlanta ran east on the ex-Georgia Railroad
mainline past Hulsey Yard and the New Georgia's
shops at the ex-Pullman facility to Kirkwood
Junction, then over ex-Seaboard tracks north to
Belt Junction and west to Howell Junction, and
finally south on ex-Western & Atlantic
(NC&StL) tracks to downtown Atlanta and Zero
Milepost.
 Atlanta-Stone
Mountain trips ran east to Stone Mountain over
the ex-Georgia Railroad mainline, over a new
connection to the Stone Mountain Scenic Railroad,
around the base of Stone Mountain, then back to
downtown Atlanta. Before the connection was added
in 1988, the eastbound trip ended at Stone
Mountain, with a diesel attached to the end of
the eastbound train pulling it back to Atlanta.
Before
the New Georgia shut down in 1993, S&A 750
was the subject of a video by Green Frog Productions. E8 6901 and both steam
locomotives are on display at the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth,
GA.
New Georgia Photo Gallery.
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