Americus
Athens
Atlanta In General
Atlanta - Amtrak
Atlanta - Terminal Station
Atlanta - Union Station
Augusta
Big Shanty
Bremen
Brunswick
Clayton
Cordele
Cornelia
Covington
Darien
Dawson
Dublin
Eastman
Emory
Fargo
Flowery Branch
Fort Valley
Gordon
Helena
Hogansville
Ideal
Iron City
Jessup
Kingston
Krannert
Lake Butler
Lithonia
Lyons
Macon
Marietta
Meigs
Milan
Millen
Montezuma
Monticello
Newnan
Norcross
Plains
Raymond
Rome
Rural Georgia
Sardis
Savannah
Stone Mountain
Tallapoosa
Tifton
Valdosta
Vienna
Wadley
Woodbine
If you are looking to buy these postcards, try these vendors:
http://stores.ebay.com/SKURFAN-POSTCARDS?_trksid=p2047675.l2563 (the fellow that puts COPY on the cards)
http://www.ebay.com/usr/paperpeasant?_trksid=p2047675.l2559
http://www.ebay.com/usr/dcrosales?_trksid=p2047675.l2559 (this guy usually includes a close-up of the main subject)
http://www.ebay.com/usr/noelle3?_trksid=p2047675.l2559
http://www.ebay.com/usr/kaye70?_trksid=p2047675.l2559
http://www.ebay.com/usr/fxk19?_trksid=p2047675.l2559 (puts an FXK1 imprint on the cards)
http://www.ebay.com/usr/ringerf?_trksid=p2047675.l2559
http://www.ebay.com/usr/crowspostcards?_trksid=p2047675.l2559
http://www.ebay.com/usr/pratercollectibles?_trksid=p2047675.l2559
http://www.ebay.com/usr/baysideantiques_02?_trksid=p2047675.l2559 (has the more recent pictures)
AMERICUS
ATHENS - former Seabord Depot
GPS Coordinates: 33.96581, -83.37875
101 Ware St, Athens GA 30601
This station was built by the Georgia, Carolina & Northern (Seaboard Air Line).
The last passenger train was the Silver Comet which made it's final run
in October, 1969. The depot has always been used by the railroad as
part of their maintenance operations. Thanks to Martin O'Toole for
providing more accurate information for the depots in Athens!
ATHENS - ex Central of Georgia Depot
This depot served the line running north from Macon. It was
destroyed by fire in the early 1980s, maybe prior to 1981?
ATLANTA - In General
Spring Street Tower, built in 1905, it was part of the Atlanta Terminal Station
complex
GPS: 33.752540, -84.397343
I wonder if the streetcars and railroads were really like this "back then"?
ATLANTA - Amtrak Peachtree Station
GPS Coordinates: 33.799419, -84.392532
ATLANTA - Terminal
Station
From Wikipedia: Terminal Station in Atlanta was the larger of two principal train stations in downtown, Union Station being the other. Opening in 1905, Terminal Station served Southern
Railway, Seaboard Air Line, Central of Georgia, and the Atlanta and West Point. The architect was P. Thornton Marye, whose firm also designed the Fox Theater and
Capital City Club in downtown Atlanta, as well as the Birmingham Terminal Station. At the station's opening in 1905 the military band of the 16th Infantry Regiment
played "Down in Dixie" according to a report that appeared in the Atlanta Journal. In its 20th century heyday, Atlanta Terminal Station was used by such well-known
trains of the time as the Crescent, Man 'o War, Nancy Hanks, Ponce de Leon, and Silver Comet. A veritable rail-travel crossroads of the American south-east, it was a
critical railroad link between the warm climate of Florida and the Gulf Coast, and the rather colder, more densely populated states of the north-east and mid-west. For
many northern Americans, Atlanta Terminal was the gateway to the sunshine. The Atlanta Convention Bureau released a postcard in the 1920s that claimed that Terminal
Station was served by 86 trains per day. The train shed that had originally been built alongside the head house was torn down in 1925. The Southern Railway
built an office building next door to the station at 99 Spring Street that is still standing, although the Southern eventually moved their local offices to another building
in Atlanta. The station head house was renovated in 1947 just after World War II. After Terminal Station closed in June 1970, Southern continued to
operate its Southern Crescent and Piedmont passenger trains using the much smaller Peachtree Station, commonly known as Brookwood Station and built as a suburban station,
as their only stop in Atlanta. The only other passenger train remaining at that time that had been using Terminal Station, the Nancy Hanks, used a makeshift ticket
office and waiting room in the Southern office building next door. Terminal Station was razed in 1972, although the Southern retained one platform for its use.
The site of Terminal Station is now the Richard B. Russell Federal Building which was built in 1979. The aforementioned platform, an old switch tower, and a
portion of lead trackage are all that remain of the station. Question: does anyone know when the top of the two towers came down?
ATLANTA - UNION STATION
AUGUSTA
BIG SHANTY - Later Incorporated as Kennesaw
BREMEN
BRUNSWICK
CLAYTON
CORDELE
GPS Coordinates: 31.970416, -83.782962
Neither of the vintage structures are around any more, but it looks like CSX has a small maintenance building around on 7th St N. The town sports a diamond crossing,
and a very interesting track layout, including many signals and sidings.
CORNELIA
COVINGTON
Sorry its so small, most pictures on Pinterest seem to be this way.... why is that?
DAWSON
The depot is no longer around, however, there is a diamond crossing, two nterchange tracks, and several sidings servicing local industries.
DARIEN
Darien is at exit 49 off of I-95, and looks like a good spot to stop if you're hungry, but there is no railroad activity in town any more, much less a bridge.
And, unless they built US17 on the railroad's bridge abutments, there is no evidence of them round either.
DUBLIN
Taking a look on Google maps, it appears that this depot is no longer with us...
EASTMAN
GPS Coordinates: 32.199216, -83.177046
ELBERTON
EMORY
GPS Coordinates: 33.795286, -84.322961
FARGO
Crossing the Suwannee River.....
FLOWERY BRANCH
Taking a look on Google maps, it appears that this depot is no longer with us...
FORT VALLEY
This is one of the few interlocking towers still in existence in Georgia.
It was built by the Central of Georgia, and originally had a restaurant on the
bottom floor.
GORDON
GPS Coordinates: 32.881963, -83.334325
Built in 1885 by the Central of Georgia RR, this depot is now the City of Gordon and Kaolin Rail Museum
http://railga.com/Depots/gordon.html
http://www.n-georgia.com/depot-railroad-museum.html
HELENA
GPS Coordinates: 32.072103, -82.916717
HOGANSVILLE
IDEAL
IRON CITY
Taking a look on Google maps, it appears that this depot is no longer with us...
JESSUP
KINGSTON
KRANNERT
LAKE BUTLER
LITHONIA
LYONS
MACON
Coaling tower on the Central of Georgia RR
MARIETTA
GPS Coordinates: 33.952909, -84.550984
More info and pictures are on my Marietta GA page
Former L&N depot right off the square in Marietta.... good area for antiques, and close to the "Big Chicken"! Lots of CSX action passes
by here too! The Georgia Northeast RR is a mile or so north of here as an extra added bonus... and lots of pawn shops around too if you're into them.
MEIGS
MILAN
MILLEN
Former Southern Rwy coaling tower.
MONTICELLO
The depot in Madison is supposedly made from the same plans.
More info at: http://ga-madison.civicplus.com/gallery.aspx?PID=142
MONTEZUMA
NEWNAN
NORCROSS
GPS Coordinates: 33.942150, -84213424
The depot is now The Crossing Steakhouse restaurant
40 S Peachtree St, Norcross, GA 30071
http://www.thecrossingofnorcross.com/
678) 280-9081
Print by Robert West, "Love Affair"
PLAINS
RAYMOND
ROME
RURAL GEORGIA
SARDIS
Coaling tower from the Savannah & Atlanta Rwy
SAVANNAH
SOCIAL CIRCLE
Coaling tower from the Georgia RR
STONE MOUNTAIN
Stone Mountain not only refers to the famous rock that dominates the skyline around these here parts, but it is named after the town of Stone Mountain. Both
have something for the railfan to stop and see. The town has an old depot, and the Mountain has the worlds largest/longest park ride in the world.
STONE MOUNTAIN - The Park
GPS Coordinates (for the railroad visitor center): 33.810665, -84.145200
STONE MOUNTAIN - The Town
GPS Coordinates: 33.806602, -84.170569
Notice below, the interchange between the CSX and the Stone Mountain RR has been removed and most of it is now a trail.
TALLAPOOSA
TIFTON
VALDOSTA
The caption for this picture said it was taken shortly before the depot was demolished.
It is a former ACL depot.
VIENNA
WADLEY
WOODBINE
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