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Southern Museum updates historic Kennesaw train depot

January 5, 2021 Sightseers’ Delight

The Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History’s staff recently updated and revitalized the historic depot in town.

Revisiting the Great Locomotive Chase on its anniversary

April 12, 2018 Todd DeFeo

On the one-year anniversary of the Civil War, they dared to sneak miles behind enemy lines and steal a locomotive. Their mission: Destroy the Western & Atlantic Railroad between Atlanta and Chattanooga.

Marietta Museum of History

October 3, 2017 Sightseers’ Delight

The Marietta Museum of History is housed in a former cotton warehouse and hotel. It is one of the oldest buildings in Marietta and was where the members of the Andrews Raid before stealing a locomotive in Kennesaw, Ga., on April 12, 1862. The museum offers a series of exhibits dedicated to the city’s history and features memorabilia, including photographs and artifacts.

Railfanning.org continues to highlight role of railroads in Marietta

July 29, 2015 Special to Express Telegraph

Railfanning.org continues to publish new content highlighting railroads and the role they played in the history of Marietta, Ga. The website, which focuses on all aspects of railroads, first launched a page dedicated to Marietta in 2003. The site attracts both avid and novice railfans. Over the years, a number of articles related to Marietta — including a profile about the historic Glover Machine Works, an article about the 1916 locomotive on display downtown and

Southern Museum Commemorates Sesquicentennial of the City’s Burning

November 18, 2014 Special to The Travel Trolley

Last Friday, Nov. 14, marked the 150th anniversary of a “tragic chapter of our history,” the burning of the city during the Civil War.

Southern Museum Receives Railroad Collection of Late Col. James G. Bogle

September 15, 2014 Special to The Travel Trolley

The Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History has received the extensive railroad collection of the late Col. James G. Bogle.

Civil War Medal of Honor Donated to Kennesaw Museum

April 1, 2012 The Travel Trolley

In a ceremony on Thursday, April 12, an Ohio family will donate a rare Civil War-era Medal of Honor to Kennesaw’s Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History.

Southern Museum gearing up for Great Locomotive Chase sesquicentennial

February 8, 2012 The Travel Trolley

The Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History is gearing up to celebrate the sesquicentennial of the Great Locomotive Chase, one of the Civil War’s most thrilling episodes.

Terminal Station turns clock back to city’s railroad past

January 27, 2012 Todd DeFeo

While trains no longer serve the station, visitors can hop a 1924 New Orleans trolley to tour the 24-acre hotel.

New Jersey waterfall the newest national park

November 14, 2011 The Travel Trolley

A massive waterfall in Paterson, N.J., that helped to develop the city into an industrial powerhouse in the 19th century, is set to become the nation’s newest national park.