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PROGRAMS and EVENTS

For our GSoF Club

This page contains announcements and a link to the Ferroequinologist, a G.R.I.T.S. (Great Railroading In The South) publication of the GSoF. Our Vice Presidents of Programs, Bob Lacheen and Dan Berman search for and arrange events and speakers.

Below are announcements of GSoF meetings, programs, and sponsored outings. Note that meetings are ALWAYS held on the 2nd Friday of EVERY month. Doors open at 7PM, and the meeting begins at 7:30PM. Covenant Presbyterian Church, 2881 Old Canton Road (Georgia Highway 5), in the Scout Room (except December.)



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>>> Soon? Spring?:

An outing was discussed to Chattanooga. This would mosy likely be a day trip. Up in the morning and spend the day in East Chattanooga (TVRRM or NMRA Museum) and at the Choo-Choo in downtown. Possibly a friend would escort us around the interior of this old L&N depot? Maybe add an S-Scale layout visit? We're exploring this now.

>>> March, 2013 happenings:

Friday March 8th. Our speaker for this evening will be the one-and-only ROBERT WEST ! Robert's topic will be "Pullman Porters". Robert is the grandson of a Pullman porter. He has a recent original painting of himself as a porter on a fluted streamline/stainless Pullman car. Hopefully he will bring some art for us to see. Click here for an interview with Robert !

>>> April, 2013 happenings:

Friday April 12th. Bob Lacheen found our speaker for this evening, Mr. Patrick Sulivan, an architectural historian with New South Associates. Patrick's talk will be about street cars, specifically presenting information about the old River Line in NW Atlanta and the Northern Atlanta Railway Interurban line from downtown Atlanta to Marietta. Come and listen to what he has to say!
And as a side comment, Doug Alexander in his Blog on Christmas 2012 Day wrote these words in the AJC on Atlanta Streetcars.

>>> 2013, we need activities and programs:

Any Friday ?th. "???" by ??? WE NEED VOLUNTEERS ! Call Bob Lacheen and tell him you would like to do a program. It could be fun for you, and you will learn that it is really not difficult to do one! Or, if you know of or hear of someone who may have an interesting rail job, or interest, call Bob and tell him a few details, and he can make the invite !!!!


>>> Ongoing/yearly Atlanta area events:

Weekends: The NRHS and Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth, Georgia is open and offers caboose rides. (In December Santa is on many of the trains!)

Every November is National Model Railroading month. About 70 Piedmont Division NMRA member layouts host open houses at various times every November Saturday and Sunday. Please visit the "Piedmont Pilgrimage" (see web page for link.)

GSoF Schedules, Outing Announcements & Maps

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Map to GSoF Meetings at the Covenant Presbyterian Church (MS Word 97)
Map to the Cole Home (for Christmas Party) (MS Word 97)
"The [last] Ferroequinologist April 2008"
Map to Misty Mountain RR in Blairsville

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