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Fort Donelson to celebrate campaign’s 149th anniversary

January 23, 2011 The Travel Trolley

Fort Donelson National Battlefield, located near Dover, Tenn., is planning to commemorate the 149th anniversary of the Fort Donelson Campaign with a series of encampments and the start of a new book and film discussion series.

NPS: Clinton Birthplace established national park

January 23, 2011 The Travel Trolley

The President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site in Hope, Ark., was last month announced as the 394th park in the National Park System.

Orlando airport people mover apparently stalls

January 14, 2011 Todd DeFeo

An automated airport people mover was apparently temporarily disabled, delaying passengers traveling to gates 60 to 99.

Atlanta struggles to return to normal after storm

January 11, 2011 Todd DeFeo

The Atlanta region struggled Tuesday to dig its way out of a snowstorm that paralyzed the city.

Train derails in Douglasville

January 4, 2011 Express Telegraph

A Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in downtown Douglasville early Tuesday morning, closing roads and dumping truck trailers, ajc.com reported. No one was injured in the derailment, which was reported about 1 a.m., according to reports. “I heard two real loud clacks. I turned around to look and heard two loud clacks again,” WSB-TV quoted one eyewitness as saying. “We turned around and the train was dead stopped, just that quick.” Norfolk Southern Railway, which

Eleven killed on Georgia roads during New Year’s holiday

January 2, 2011 Todd DeFeo

There were 11 fatalities on Georgia roads over the New Year’s holiday, according to the state patrol.

A look back at 2010’s top destinations

January 1, 2011 Todd DeFeo

Here is a brief recap of some of the places The Travel Trolley visited in 2010.

No longer ‘dreaming’ of a white Christmas

December 26, 2010 The Travel Trolley

Taken around Metro Atlanta on Dec. 26, 2010.

Atlanta sees first white Christmas since 1881

December 26, 2010 The Travel Trolley

Metro Atlanta and much of North Georgia experienced the first white Christmas in nearly 130 years with more than an inch of snow accumulating throughout the area, according to the National Weather Service.

Five deaths reported on Georgia roads

December 26, 2010 The Travel Trolley

There were five fatalities on Georgia roads this Christmas, the state patrol said Sunday evening.