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Southeastern Railway Museum hosting typewriter event

January 19, 2018 Special to Express Telegraph

The Southeastern Railway Museum will host typewriter enthusiasts from across the region during the Southeastern Typewriter Type-In. During the event, scheduled for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 20, the museum will also display artifacts and items from its archives interpreting the role typewriters played in railroad operations over the year. The event is open to the public with paid admission, and attendees are encouraged to bring their typewriters. Typewriter enthusiasts will be

Five inducted into International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame

October 17, 2017 Special to Express Telegraph

The International Towing & Recovery Hall of Fame has inducted five towing industry veterans into its Hall of Fame.

Southeastern Railway Museum Hosting ‘Classics at the Crossing’ on Oct. 21

September 26, 2017 Special to Express Telegraph

Vintage cars will descend on the Southeastern Railway Museum from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Oct. 21 for the museum’s fourth annual “Classics at the Crossing” car show. The car show is included in regular museum admission. Car owners interested in participating in the show can register on the museum’s website for $15 per vehicle. A hard copy of the registration form may be scanned and emailed to the museum or returned on the

Southeastern Railway Museum on track to open new exhibit building this fall

July 27, 2017 Special to Express Telegraph

The Southeastern Railway Museum is on track to complete its largest expansion project since it moved to its current location roughly two decades ago. The museum, designated Georgia’s Transportation History Museum, is planning to open a $1 million, 21,000-square-foot Rail Transit Exhibit (RTE) building this fall. The new building, which sits behind the current Building 2, increases the museum’s covered exhibit spaces by nearly 50 percent. The new addition will have four tracks on which

Trains, Trucks & Tractors returns to Southeastern Railway Museum Aug. 4-6

July 19, 2017 Special to Express Telegraph

Family friendly event is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Aug. 4-6 Antique vehicles will be front and center during the Southeastern Railway Museum’s 11th Annual “Trains, Trucks & Tractors” event. The family friendly event is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Aug. 4-6. Participants include Cumming Antique Power Association members, who will display a range of antique tractors. In addition to the museum’s usual displays and the opportunity to ride

Southeastern Railway Museum hosting 2017 Locomotive Celebration

June 10, 2017 Special to Express Telegraph

The Southeastern Railway Museum will hold its two-day 2017 Locomotive Celebration today and tomorrow. During the family friendly event, the museum will ededicate its miniature park train. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 10-11, and the rededication of the park train is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 10. Also returning with the special event will be the opportunity to purchase tickets to ride in the cab

Southeastern Railway Museum to host Locomotive Celebration this weekend

June 7, 2017 Special to Express Telegraph

The Southeastern Railway Museum will rededicate its miniature park train during a special event in June. The unveiling will coincide with the museum’s 2017 Locomotive Celebration, a two-day family friendly event. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 10-11, and the rededication of the park train is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 10. A team of museum volunteers spent more than 1,000 hours over the past 18

Georgia Film Academy Executive Director Jeffrey Stepakoff to headline BBA Signature Luncheon

May 25, 2017 Special to Express Telegraph

Jeffrey Stepakoff, executive director of the Georgia Film Academy, will provide the keynote address during the Buckhead Business Association’s (BBA) Signature Luncheon in June.

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Clarksville, Tenn., raising parking rates

March 28, 2017 Special to Express Telegraph

It will soon be more expensive to park in Clarksville, Tenn.

Read it Here: President Donald Trump’s Inaugural Address

January 20, 2017 Special to Express Telegraph

As Prepared for Delivery – Chief Justice Roberts, President Carter, President Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, fellow Americans, and people of the world: thank you. We, the citizens of America, are now joined in a great national effort to rebuild our country and to restore its promise for all of our people. Together, we will determine the course of America and the world for years to come. We will face challenges. We will confront hardships.