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  2. Central of Georgia Depot and Trainshed (Savannah, Georgia)

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    Central of Georgia Depot and Trainshed is a former passenger depot and trainshed constructed in 1860 by the Central of Georgia Railway (CofG) before the outbreak of the American Civil War. This pair of buildings was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] a listing that was expanded in 1978 to the old Central of Georgia ...

  3. Georgia State Railroad Museum - Wikipedia

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    The Georgia State Railroad Museum (formerly the Roundhouse Railroad Museum) is a museum in Savannah, Georgia located at a historic Central of Georgia Railway site. It includes parts of the Central of Georgia Railway: Savannah Shops and Terminal Facilities National Historic Landmark District .

  4. Central of Georgia Railway - Wikipedia

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    1955 route map of the Central of Georgia, Georgia's Railroad History and Heritage at the Wayback Machine (archived 2017-11-15) Ulrich Bonnell Phillips, "Chapter VI: The Central of Georgia Railroad System," A History of Transportation in the Eastern Cotton Belt to 1860, New York, Columbia University Press, 1908.

  5. Georgia Railroad Freight Depot - Wikipedia

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    The depot was completed in 1869. The architects were (Max) Corput and Bass. It was the main freight depot for the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company. [1] A fire in 1935 destroyed the upper floors and the cupola. [1] In 1981 the building was renovated to accommodate events. It can accommodate 800 seated guests or 1300 standing. [2]

  6. Underground Atlanta - Wikipedia

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    The Georgia Railroad depot, which stands at the entrance of Underground Atlanta, remains the oldest building in downtown Atlanta. Although the depot was originally three stories tall, the second and third story were destroyed by fire in 1935. Besides the train station, the bustling district included hotels, banks, law offices, and saloons.

  7. Georgia Railroad and Banking Company - Wikipedia

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    The Georgia Railroad and Banking Company (reporting mark GA) also seen as "GARR", [2] was a historic railroad and banking company that operated in the U.S. state of Georgia.In 1967 it reported 833 million revenue-ton-miles of freight and 3 million passenger-miles; at the end of the year it operated 331 miles (533 km) of road and 510 miles (820 km) of track.

  8. Southeastern Railway Museum - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Nancy Hanks (train) - Wikipedia

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    The new train's cars were painted blue and gray and, like the first Nancy, each bore a likeness of the famed trotter on the side. [1] "The Nancy", as it was known, was an all-coach, reserved-seat train with grill lounge service. The train had an average speed of 48 mph (including stops) and made the 293.7 mi (472.7 km) journey in 6 hours.