Southeastern Railway Museum

The Southeastern Railway Museum (initialised SRM, AAR code SMRX) is a railroad museum located in Duluth, Georgia, in suburban Atlanta.

Southeastern Railway Museum
Georgia's Official Transportation History Museum
Established1970 by the Atlanta Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society
Location3595 Buford Hwy.
Duluth, Georgia USA
Coordinates33.988488°N 84.155797°W / 33.988488; -84.155797
TypeRailroad and transportation Museum
Collection sizeover 90 pieces of rolling stock exhibited
Websitehttps://www.train-museum.org/

The museum was founded in 1970 by the Atlanta Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. There are over 90 pieces of rolling stock exhibited on the 30-acre (12 ha) site. In 2000, the museum was given the title of being Georgia's official transportation history museum,[1] and the collection of exhibits continues to diversify to reflect this.

In addition to the rolling stock there is a wide variety of railroad artifacts and an extensive archive. The grounds also contain the restored 1871 Duluth passenger train depot, a G16/Park train ride, and a model railroad housed in Building 1. Visitors can also take a brief train ride on restored cabooses over track which runs the length of the property.

Rolling stock collection

Steam locomotives
GA Railroad #1026

Diesel locomotives

Passenger cars

Head-end equipment
  • Southern Railway RPO/Baggage car No. 153
  • Southern Railway RPO No. 1701 Grand Junction
  • Southern Railway Baggage car No. 116
  • Southern Railway Baggage car No. 451
  • Southern Railway Baggage car No. 582
  • Southern Railway Baggage car No. 6457
  • Southern Railway Baggage car No. 4529
  • Central of Georgia Railway Baggage car No. 405

Freight cars

Cabooses
  • Southern Railway Wood caboose No. 2156
  • Southern Railway Transfer caboose No. XC7871
  • Georgia Railroad No. 2866
  • Georgia Railroad Steel braced wood caboose No. 2849
  • Norfolk and Western No. 500837
  • Clinchfield Railroad No. 1064
  • Seaboard Coast Line No. 01077
  • Central of Georgia Wood caboose No. X92

Maintenance-of-way equipment

Miscellaneous equipment

The collection also includes a Trackmobile.

Transit equipment

Rail vehicles
  • Georgia Railway and Power Company streetcar No. 269 - Used on the Decatur Line
  • Georgia Railway and Power Company streetcar No. 636

Rubber-tired vehicles

MARTA-owned vehicles

Special events

The museum hosts a series of annual special events, including Caboose Days in April, the Fast Track 5K in May, Locomotive Celebration in June, Trains, Trucks & Tractors in August and Classics at the Crossing in October.[2]

See also

References
  1. "State Transportation History Museum", State Symbols, Office of Secretary of State, retrieved 2019-06-21
  2. "Southeastern Railway Museum to host special events in 2017". Sightseersdelight.com. 25 March 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
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