....and Diesel, Juice (Electric & Traction), cable and air power !
It is with a sad heart that we must share the news that our founder Charles Cole passed away
Saturdday August 12, 2023. Charlie was 93 years old having been born March 10, 1930 in Hampton Virginia.
After graduating the University of Virginia Law School he later established a law practice here in
Cobb County Georgia. Charlie and his first wife Pat, who proceeded him in death, founded our club
The Georgia Society of Ferroequinologists in the late 1970's.
Charles was cremated with interment in Virginia.
We now have an Instagram account, for sharing photos and train related information.
You can access it via:
Georgia Ferroequinologists
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about it and we can put it in our list of good places to visit.
SPEAKERS
Do you have a
good knowledge of a railroading subject? If so we would like to hear
from you about speaking to our Society. Go to CONTACT the GSoF and send us info!
The Georgia Society of Ferroequinologists, Inc. is a railroading
club organized to discuss and enjoy railroading and trains, from
prototype to models,
in a social environment. It is a family club, with ALL
members of a family welcome to participate.
The organization was founded in 1979 (2020 is our 42nd year
as a club!) as the Cobb County
Society of Ferroequinologists, and members have met monthly
since then to talk and enjoy trains. Our name was changed
in the mid 1980s when we were incorporated in the state of
Georgia. Our meetings are held on 2nd Friday nights of the month in
Marietta, Georgia. At these meetings we discuss Society
business and enjoy a program, usually presented by a rail
transportation business person from the North Georgia area,
or one of our own members that relates a wonderful rail
experience.
What exactly is a "Ferroequinologist" ???
The word "Ferroequinologist" first saw use as far back as 1966 in England,
and is becoming more commonplace in the railroading hobby.
The word is made from several parts:
Ferro: Latin for Iron,
equine: a horse,
ologist: one who studies
Or, a person who studies the Iron Horse! Ferroequinologists "study"
the Iron Horse by gathering, discussing and sharing information on
railroading, modeling, trips and events. (This is also known as
the science of Ferroequinology.) Lucius Beebe also used the term
"Ferrophilia" mening the love of the iron horse, or trains.
Ferroequinologists also frequent railroad museums,
ride trains, collect railroad artifacts (a/k/a "Railroadiana"),
photograph trains, and may even build models. Often these people
are referred to as "Railfans" or "Rail Buffs," and the modelers
'Microferroequinologists'!
The GSoF sponsors outings to local (and some distant) places to
ride rail, visit rail museums or view rail industrial sites.
We invite you to a GSoF activity, be a member, and share in our fun!
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