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An Update: The RailFan Platform is complete and in use. It was not completed in time to be dedicated during the RailFan Day in November. It will be dedicated later next year. Due to Covid-19 concerns, Thomas the Train has been rescheduled to come to Downtown Cordele for 3 weekends beginning June 12t...

The City of Cordele Downtown Development Authority is constructing Cordele Railway Park located downtown adjacent to the Cordele Railroad Diamond just West of Hwy 41/7th Street. The Diamond is a unique railroad structure where three different railroads: CSX, Northfork Southern and the Heart of Georg...

Sam Shortline RailRoad has resumed the 2020 train schedule. Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, train operations were suspended mid-March. During the shutdown, major track work was completed which allows 25 mph speeds on the corridor. This will allow trips to Plains to take about 1hour and 30 minutes. Pri...

Sam Shortline RailRoad has resumed the 2020 train schedule. Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, train operations were suspended mid-March. During the shutdown, major track work was completed which allows 25 mph speeds on the corridor. This will allow trips to Plains to take about 1hour and 30 minutes. Pri...

From: R. Lee Kinnamon, Chairman Southwest Georgia Railroad Excursion Authority Historic SAM Shortline Railroad Dear Friends of the Historic SAM Shortline Railroad, As the United States, Georgia, and our local communities continue to grapple with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Historic SAM...

"Shame, but well advised. My girlfriend and I had signed up for the dinner excursion next weekend (Prime Rib/$89) that the Dearing was to be part of. At some point I do want to come down and check it all out, and promote it on the site. I have been on a couple rides, not as far as Americus thou...

<t>The Hot Glass Brewfest in Americus on April 4th has been cancelled and will be rescheduled at a later date.<br/> <br/> Below is an E-mail from Lee Kinnamon who is Chairman of the Southwest Georgia Railroad Excursion Authority. <br/> <br/> <br/> In light of the CDC’s recently released directive co...

Hot Glass BrewFest Limited On April 4, SAM Shortline Railroad will have an excursion trip from the Georgia Veterans Depot to Americus to attend the Hot Glass BrewFest Festival. Enjoy a relaxing train to Americus to enjoy the Festival and let SAM do the driving. There are several different packages a...

Christmas In Plains Special Train Ride Nov 30, 2019 Boarding begins at 2:30PM and departs at 3:00PM. Georgia Veterans State Park Cordele, GA Get Directions Tickets Enjoy a relaxing evening on SAM Shortline as we travel to Plains in time for all the lights in Plains to glow brightly. President and Ro...

Touch-A-Train National Train Celebration May 11, 2019 at 10:00 AM Georgia Veterans State Park Cordele, GA Get Directions Gates open at 10:00 AM Celebrate NATIONAL TRAIN DAY at the Historic SAM Shortline Railroad's 6th Annual “Touch-A-Train” event at the Georgia Veterans State Park depot from 10 am t...

Sam Shortline Railroad will travel to St. Mark’s A.M.E. Church near Archery, Ga. on May 4th to join in with the Church’s 16th Annual Archery May Day Festival. The Festival has many activities scheduled throughout the day, to include games, hayrides, Old Time Demonstrations, bingo, singing and many o...

Per WMAZ television: A statement released by CSX Tuesday morning states around 3:30 a.m., 10 rail cars going northbound derailed near North Randolph Street in Oglethorpe. CSX says there were 96 rail cars and two locomotives total on the train, making it just over 6,000 feet long. That's more than a ...

This is a copy of the derailment in Byromville, Ga. November 17th. This is a dashcam from a Dooly County Deputy. A few more seconds and he would have been in the middle of this. https://www.facebook.com/samuel.latham.5/videos/1939956512740911/UzpfSTE2MjgxOTkyNjI6MTAyMTU0MTUwNTQyODI3MjI/?sk=h_chr

Macon Telegraph reports appox. 30 cars derailed. Large contingent of repair crews on scene. Ga 90 is being rerouted around overpass. I was in Vienna and saw the tank cars being pulled south. Banged up pretty bad. Don't know how they didn't rupture. It was reported that a broke rail caused the accide...

What runs on the HOG between Cordele and Americus and when? How many days/week? Are the lines between Richland and Americus, and between Dawson and Albany also HOG? What run on them? Thanks! Andy There is a weekly ( maybe bi-weekly) run of lumber from a sawmill in Preston Ga which I think is fed to ...