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Welcome "Students of the Iron Horse" !
....and Diesel, Juice (Electric & Traction), cable and air power !
The Powder River Basin is an unique place with many, many trains. Travis Dietz put this set of images together from the multiple times he has been there. Some photos to note would be the construction of the West Black Thunder loadout silos...
Click here to view images.
Travis may be one of the best of all the railroad photographers nowadays. Travis comes from a long line of CNW railroaders in the Altoona, WI area.
Dick Hillman has a unique and as-yet
unidientified lantern/lamp embossed with "MP&C I.R." If anyone has knowledge of this type of tin lamp PLEASE tell us through our "Contact The GSoF" page.
Here is a 7-minute recording of an old favorite railroad tune.
Turn UP your sound, and ENJOY !
Click here !
Here is a clever Union Pacific '150-year timeline'. Wait for it to load, and then click on one of the black bars.
Click here to begin !
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The Georgia Society of Ferroequinologists, Inc. is a railroading
club organized to discuss and enjoy railroading and trains, from
prototype to models,
in a social environment. It is a family club, with ALL
members of a family welcome to participate.
The organization was founded in 1979 (2013 was our 35th year
as a club!) as the Cobb County
Society of Ferroequinologists, and members have met monthly
since then to talk and enjoy trains. Our name was changed
in the mid 1980s when we were incorporated in the state of
Georgia. Our meetings are held on Friday nights in
Marietta, Georgia. At these meetings we discuss Society
business and enjoy a program, usually presented by a rail
transportation business person from the North Georgia area,
or one of our own members that relates a wonderful rail
experience.
What exactly is a "Ferroequinologist" ???
The word "Ferroequinologist" first saw use in the late 1970s
and is becoming more commonplace in the railroading hobby.
The word is made from several parts:
Ferro: Latin for Iron,
equine: a horse,
ologist: one who studies
Or, a person who studies the Iron Horse! Ferroequinologists "study"
the Iron Horse by gathering, discussing and sharing information on
railroading, modeling, trips and events. (This is also known as
the science of Ferroequinology.) Ferroequinologists also
frequent railroad museums,
ride trains, collect railroad artifacts (a/k/a "Railroadiana"),
photograph trains, and may even build models. Often these people
are referred to as "Railfans" or "Rail Buffs," and the modelers
'Microferroequinologists'!
The GSoF sponsors outings to local (and some distant) places to
ride rail, visit rail museums or view rail industrial sites.
We invite you to a GSoF activity, be a member, and share in our fun!
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While a generous effort has been made to present accurate materil
in this website, we are human (although some of us may argue that
opinion) and occasionally do make mistrakes. If you have issues
with the content of this website, please see the "CONTACT" section
in the site navigation menu above, and provide to us substaintiated
corrections. Thank you.
Last updated: August 2013
