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The fall membership meeting of the Central of Georgia Railway Historical Society, Inc., has been scheduled for Friday–Saturday, October 13–14, 2023, in Savannah, Ga. Our meeting will include a presentation on the CofGa in Savannah, our annual business meeting (including elections for Board of Directors), a visit to the Georgia State Railroad Museum, and a tour of various CofGa and general railroad sites in the Savannah area. (Note that this announcement, as well as biographical information for the Board of Directors, was mailed to members in early September.)

Our business meeting (including elections for Board of Directors) and presentation will begin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday night, October 13, 2023, in the fellowship hall at Hope Baptist Church (11100 White Bluff Road, Savannah, GA 31419). The parking lot and entrance are located behind the building.

On Saturday morning, we’ll gather at 9:00 a.m. at the Georgia State Railroad Museum in Savannah (655 Louisville Rd, Savannah, GA 31401). While there, we’ll see the Society’s 1925 CofGa flat car, two recently painted CofGa cabooses, the restoration work done on CofGa 2-8-0 No. 223, as well as the museum’s other CofGa equipment (including office cars Atlanta and Columbus, and Inspection Car No. 2).

After lunch, we’ll take a driving tour of various CofGa (and other) railroad sites in Savannah and the surrounding areas. We’ll travel by van and can leave our cars at the museum parking lot. Tentative plans are to visit the former S&A Office building, see recent changes to trackage in and around the Georgia Ports Authority in Garden City, and follow the old CofGa mainline out of Savannah. We should be finished by around 3:00 p.m.

Note that we have not reserved a block of motel rooms. There are numerous motels in the Savannah area for those needing to stay overnight.

Members should register in advance by sending an e-mail to allen@cofga.org as soon as possible. This will also allow us to notify those attending of any last-minute changes. There is no cost to attend, but we need to know how many plan to be there.

The fall membership meeting of the Central of Georgia Railway Historical Society, Inc., has been scheduled for Saturday, November 5, 2022, in Albany, Ga. Our meeting will include a presentation on the railroads of Albany, tours of various railroad sites, and our annual business meeting, including elections for Board of Directors. All activities will be during the day on Saturday!

On Saturday morning, we’ll gather at 9:30 a.m. in a meeting room at First United Methodist Church in Albany (specific directions below). We will have our annual business meeting, including elections for Board of Directors. (See reverse side for election information). This will be followed by a presentation by CGRHS member Frank Crowe on the railroads in Albany.

We’ll then travel by car (carpooling is encouraged) to the Albany Station which houses the Thronateeska History Museum. We’ll also see the railroad equipment on display.

After lunch, we’ll carpool for a tour of various CofGa (and other) railroad sites in Albany and the surrounding areas. Tentative plans are to visit existing CofGa stations and depots in Albany, Leesburg (recently restored), and Smithville (located inside the wye where the Montgomery District connected to the Albany District). We’ll also view several other important railroad locations in the Albany area. We should be finished by around 3:00 p.m.

Note that since we are not having any evening events, we have not reserved a block of motel rooms. There are numerous motels in the Albany area for those needing to stay overnight.

There is no cost to attend. However, members should register in advance by sending an e-mail to allen@cofga.org.

More specific details will be posted as available on the Society’s web site at www.cofga.org.

The location for the Saturday morning meeting:
First United Methodist Church
307 Flint Ave
Albany, GA 31701

Though the church is located on Flint Avenue, we will park in the parking lot on the north side of the church property, at the corner of Roosevelt Avenue and Jackson Street (a one-way-south street). There is a fenced playground area between church buildings on the south side of the alley, which is open to the parking lot. The gate on the west end of the playground is where we will enter, and the door into the building on the immediate right (west) is entrance to the hallway where the meeting room is located. It’s called the Sapp Classroom, and is down the stairs on the right. (We’ll try to mark this entrance so it’s easily visible from the parking lot.)

The Central of Georgia Railway Historical Society and the Tennessee, Alabamba & Georgia Railway Historical Society will meet jointly in Chattanooga, Tenn., on May 3–4, 2019. There will be an informal meeting and social gathering at 7:00 p.m. Friday, which will include TAG and CofGa movies and presentations, in the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum’s office building at 4119 Cromwell Road, Chattanooga, Tenn.

At 8:00 a.m. Saturday morning, we’ll meet at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum parking lot to begin our carpool tour of several railfan points of interest in the Chattanooga area, including the former TAG freight depot and general office building, CofGa and TAG yards, the CofGa’s Alton Park industrial trackage, the swing bridge over the Tennessee River, and other places. We will also take a walking trip downtown to understand the
passenger operations at the Georgia Avenue Depot, Central Station, Union Station, and Terminal Station. We’ll return to TVRM during the day to ride the local train (each attendee will need to purchase tickets at TVRM that day).

A handout will provide an overall look at Chattanooga’s CofGa and TAG sites. There is no cost to register, but everyone will be responsible for their own meals and tickets for the local train at TVRM. So, come willing to carpool and to make new friends! Those planning to attend should notify Warren Stephens at: wdstephens@prodigy.net.

Numerous motels are available in the Chattanooga area.