Central of Georgia Passenger and Freight Trains Vintage Film

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5 жыл бұрын

I found this video deep in the files of my computer. It's regular 8mm Kodachrome movies taken by R. D. Sharpless in the mid 1950s. I don't remember where it came from, but it has some great footage of the Central of Georgia. There is a Louisville & Wadley steam engine on the Wadley Southern. Also, there are Georgia Railroad diesels on the Atlanta & West Point around East Point and Southern Railway 4501 doing a run-by. The film finishes with some footage of the Flying Scotsman on its U.S. tour. All I've done is add music and brightened the image a little. It looks like a collection of old 8mm Blackhawk films and home movies. It could possibly be from the Bill Folsom collection.
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@rene2072 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for CofG video. My grand uncle was a Fireman, George Martin on the Nancy Hanks which I rode as a youngster in 1958. He was on the final run of the Nancy Hanks April 30, 1971 before Amtrak.

@w.rustylane5650 6 ай бұрын

I am an HO gauge modeler and I model the Central of Georgia Railroad. I've been trying to find an E-8 to model the famous "Nancy Hanks." Love the footage. Cheers from and ex-Georgian in eastern TN

@thomasmccardle725 9 ай бұрын

I wish I were there during this what I call the glory days of US rail travel!

@tommythomason6187 2 жыл бұрын

By the time I learned about The Central Of Georgia Railway, their E7s, used on The Nancy Hanks and Man 'O' War were already painted in The Southern Railway System's black, white and gold, "Tuxedo," paint scheme, but were still lettered C of G. Videos of the action at Atlanta Terminal Station seem very rare and hard to come by, so I enjoyed seeing here, the early 1955 clip of the Atlanta and West Point and Central Of Georgia cab units up underneath the terminal.

@markturner6240 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you SO much for sharing this vintage footage! Its been a privilege!

@motorcarlamar 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words.

@alfredfeagins1886 Жыл бұрын

My first train ride, I can remember was on the CoG Seminole, from Americus, Georgia to Chicago in 1953. This train was a local with a 13 car consist of which half was head end baggage, mail and express and the rest heavyweight Pullman. The ride on the Seminole was a bit slow and noisy, but exciting.

@TheBraniffTaylor 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video as I just watched again. These make KZfaq a great place to lose oneself. Thanks for sharing

@peterdowdy3483 4 жыл бұрын

Very AWESOME collection of the CofG!!!!! Thanks for sharing 😎😎😎

@kennethtiller7916 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this. Great to see railroad action from 1950’s

@johnuhelski8613 Жыл бұрын

FANTASTIC footage. Man , I would have loved to train chase with Dick back in the day . Most all of these locations are totally treed in today . Thanks for posting this rare footage !!

@jasonwhipp5721 2 жыл бұрын

Been looking for WS and L&W footage forever. This is so cool!

@peachstateexplorer8004 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this!!!! I can not find any collection of CofGA videos anywhere🥺🥺 Happy to see this video🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂

@gordondeason Жыл бұрын

I remember the Man of War No. 20 and AWP-WofA No.38 the Cresent coming by Fairburn Ga in July 1969. No .20 by at 1018am and No 38 at 1038am. Both going by at a good clip.

@motorcarlamar Жыл бұрын

Cool! I guess the Crescent came by Howell Tower, but did the Man of War go through there? I got to hang out at the tower with a friend a few times many years ago. You had such a distinct voice on the radio!

@gordondeason Жыл бұрын

@@motorcarlamar Both trains went to Terminal Station. Must have been my Missouri speech pattern.

@anonym0usplatypus Ай бұрын

This is so cool. I would love to see these videos located. Also is the first clip in front of the old union station?

@coupeseven 2 жыл бұрын

This is great footage Lamar, you are a good man!

@motorcarlamar 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@davidbudka1298 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice video!

@johnclarke6647 10 ай бұрын

I’m surprised you do not have films of the Nancy in your collection.

@jenniferfuller1791 Жыл бұрын

Rode Seminole Opelika to Columbus then Man O War Columbus to Atlanta then Piedmont Limited Atlanta to Opelika all in the same day. This was mid 1960's and the train connections were doable. Opelika 11 am Columbus 1:30 pm Atlanta 7:00 pm.

@motorcarlamar Жыл бұрын

That was a busy day!

@MrJacMac1968 3 жыл бұрын

Been looking for footage of CoG for years.Wish Emery Gulash had come South to Georgia.Was some of the footage as recent as late 60’s early 70’s and what towns were these scenes shot?THANKS!

@Robbi496 4 жыл бұрын

C of g must have loved racehorses, since TWO of their trains were named after thoroughbreds :)

@Robbi496 4 жыл бұрын

Just a minor correction: It was called Nancy Hanks II, the first Nancy hanks ran in the late 1800's or early 1900's

@johnclarke6647 10 ай бұрын

The Nancy ran to Savannah from Atlanta and Man of War ran from Atlanta to Columbus. What about the Cresant to New Orleans and the Orange Blossom Special to Miami.

@evantorch6122 Жыл бұрын

Can anyone tell me if the Nancy Hanks Macon/Forsyth/Barnesville/Griffin/Atlanta line for Cent of Ga iss still in use?

@motorcarlamar Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure, but I think it sees limited use.

@TrainFan119 3 жыл бұрын

Who owned the first Steam engine

@RailPreserver2K 5 жыл бұрын

Is there any equipment preserved, ik there's a bridge in Athens that still bares the railroads name

@motorcarlamar 5 жыл бұрын

The Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth, GA has Georgia Railroad 1026 along with lots of other pieces of rolling stock. The Southern 2-8-2 4501 is at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum. Both engines are in operating condition. The 4501 is in regular service on the Summer schedule. As far as structures etc., there's not much left in Atlanta. The city has done its best to wipe out any history that remains. You have to get away from town to find anything historical. Here's a website that has a listing of depots in Georgia: railga.com/Depots/depotguide.html

@jamesbrooks4805 5 жыл бұрын

Central of ga 509 is in Macon and in rough shape. The museum in savanna has another 2-8-0 and 0-6-0. There are lots of passenger cars preserved and still in use along with cabooses. I know there is one surviving rs3 at TVRM number 116.

@MrJacMac1968 3 жыл бұрын

James Brooks Augusta has the CoG 409

@garyquinn7871 3 жыл бұрын

@@motorcarlamar I grew up in East Point Ga. and love this film, not very many films of East Point and CofG around .!

@SteamIsntKing Жыл бұрын

Don't forget CofG 223, a simular sister to 509 but a bit longer. Her cosmetic restoration was finished somewhere in july of this year at the GSRM. she has been given marklamps, new paint work, a bell and whistle, and white lining on the running board and wheels. 349 is also another survivor of the CofG. It was a 4-4-0 that used TO be at the TVRM but was moved to a children's hospital.

@southern2716 2 жыл бұрын

Any idea on which line the Fairbanks was operating?

@motorcarlamar 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry, I have no idea. I sure wish I did because that's some of my favorite footage on this video.

@tomalderman9127 Жыл бұрын

The FM footage was shot between Monticello and Eatonton about 1955.

@alexthesouthernpacificmt4879 3 жыл бұрын

Where's the big apple?

@jimgresham5529 Жыл бұрын

Cornelia, Georgia Southern end of the Tallulah Falls Railroad.

@bjackson30303 4 жыл бұрын

Change the music. No banjos.

@dougalexander5871 5 жыл бұрын

Love the images. The music, eh, not so much. 1950s Jazz would have worked better.

@motorcarlamar 5 жыл бұрын

The music is from the KZfaq library. Interestingly enough, it's from the jazz category. Not the best, but I'm very limited by what I can legally use.

@dougalexander5871 5 жыл бұрын

Lamar Jones, I understand. I have a disc with these images but no sound. Anything is better than nothing!

@frederickmiles327 3 жыл бұрын

I have heard, Central of Georgia backswood steamliner expresses went on for years after Amtrak was formed rather like the Rock Islands will a reasonable connection to the Birmingham Special, ( Washington DC- Atlanta- Birmingham ) the secnd Southern Railways steamliner continued by the Southern in the Amtrak era from Birmingham to Macon and Savanha in 1971-75 and like the Rock Islands Quad city rocket as some sort of broken down mixed train on dillapidated track with a 30-40mph speed limit restriction until 1980. Inform me