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Welcome "Students of the Iron Horse" !

....and Diesel, Juice (Electric & Traction), cable and air power !

The red Marietta passenger car is back in the news. It has been dismantled/scraped and a photo of the floor was in the October 27th Marietta Daily Journal! Bye-bye.... See MDJonline.com, for more information. For the car's history visit the auction site.

A new web site that is up is Atlanta Rails. Photos will be posted too give viewers ideas on photo locations. Information dedicated to the Atlanta area railroading scene, past and present will be depicted. atlantarails.com/

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MEMBERS Read about your club's history, see current event schedules and club photos! Send us an idea for a program or clinic you would like to see at your club!

NOT a MEMBER? Never heard about Ferroequinology? Read below; browse around our website and become a Student of the Iron Horse!

VISITED a RAIL SITE? Have you visited a railfan place in North Georgia? Please tell us 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 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 (2008 was our 30th 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 Friday nights 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 in the late 1970s 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.) 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."

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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Last updated: November 2009

Meeting Times & Location	GSoF Meeting Programs & Events	Places to Railfan	GSoF Events History	Announcements, News & Tidbits	Nearby Hobby Shops
Railroading Websites	Local Rail Museums, Clubs & Shows	Society By-Laws	Rail Stories & Tales	Ferroequinology is Fun	Member Postings
Become a GSoF Member	Membership & Finances	Contact The GSoF	GSoF 2008/9 Officers	Photo Gallery	Memorial Page