Southeastern Railway Museum

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Southeastern Railway Museum
Georgia's Official Transportation History Museum

One of the locomotives used on the caboose train at the Southeastern Railway Museum.
Established 1970 by the Atlanta Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society
Location Duluth, Georgia USA
33°47′57″N 84°01′58″W / 33.79918°N 84.03265°W / 33.79918; -84.03265
Type Railroad and transportation Museum
Collection size over 90 pieces of rolling stock exhibited
Website http://www.srmduluth.org/

The Southeastern Railway Museum (initialised SRM, AAR code SMRX) is a railroad museum located in Duluth, Georgia in suburban Atlanta.

The museum was founded in 1970 by the Atlanta Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. There are over 90 pieces of rolling stock exhibited on the 30-acre (12 ha) site. In 2000, the museum was given the title of being Georgia's official transportation history museum, and the collection of exhibits continues to diversify to reflect this.

In addition to the rolling stock there is a wide variety of railroad artifacts and an extensive archive. The grounds also contain the restored historic 1871 Duluth passenger train depot, a G16/Park train ride(opening in 2012) and a model railroad housed in Building 1. Visitors can also take a brief train ride on restored cabooses over track which runs the length of the property.

Rolling stock collection

Steam locomotives

GA Railroad #1026

Diesel locomotives

Passenger Cars

Head-end equipment

  • SOU RPO/Baggage car No. 153
  • SOU RPO No. 1701 Grand Junction
  • SOU Baggage car No. 116
  • SOU Baggage car No. 451
  • SOU Baggage car No. 582
  • SOU Baggage car No. 6457
  • SOU Baggage car No. 4529
  • Central of Georgia Railway Baggage car No. 405

Freight Cars

Cabooses

Maintenance-of-Way Equipment

Miscellaneous Equipment

  • L&N M-1 Berkshire Tender No. 1966
  • L&N Auxiliary Water Tender No. JLDX55
  • SOU Auxiliary Water Tender No. WT52

The collection also includes a Trackmobile.

Transit Equipment

Rail Vehicles

  • Georgia Railway and Power Company streetcar No. 269
  • Georgia Railway and Power Company streetcar No. 636

Rubber-tired Vehicles

MARTA-owned Vehicles

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