Sunday, October 8, 2023

Summerville, GA: Museum/Central of Georgia Depot and Turntable

Depot: (Satellite)
Turntable: (Satellite)

Central of Georgia was a separate railroad in 1928, but it was merged into Southern in 1963.

The utility pole has no wires.
Street View, Sep 2022

Street View, Apr 2008

Bob Kinstrey posted seven photos with the comment: "Summerville, GA, in the rain."
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Screenshot of the locomotive being turned on the turntable, Oct 2019

Steam excursions are run by the Tennessee Valley Railroad between Chattanooga and Summerville. [tvrail]

AllOnGeorgia
The excursions did not run between 2019 and 2023. I guess it took them a while to recover from Covid-19.

I was curious as to what type of railyard surrounded the turntable back in the day. So I found an old aerial photo to check it out. That is when I discovered that this turntable did not use to be in this town!
EarthExplorer: Feb 17, 1964 @ 19,000; AR1VAWY00020011

In fact, it was in the L&N Boyles Yard in Birmingham, and it was moved here in 2003. CSX donated it.
Dennis DeBruler commented on Bob's post
The turntable turns steam locomotives for excursion trains run from Chattanooga. Oct 2019 photo of a plaque by John Carter

Digitally Zoomed

1955 Rome Quad @ 250,000

On the day I wrote these notes (Oct 7, 2023), this video showed up in my Facebook feed that evening.
3:06 video @ 0:34


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