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PROGRAMS and EVENTS

For our GSoF Club

This page contains announcements and is our G.R.I.T.S. (Great Railroading In The South) publication of the GSoF.
Our Vice President of Programs & Outings, Bob Lacheen searches for and arrange events and speakers.

Below are announcements of GSoF meetings, programs, and sponsored outings.

We 'meet' remotely only via the NEW "Microsoft Teams" software.
(We no longer meet in-person at the church.)
We do this online on the 2nd Friday of EVERY month.
MEETING TIMES: Join the "TEAMS" meeting beginning 6:30PM with the link in Leonard's email.
We may chat and welcome people, and then the meeting begins at 7 PM.




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>>> June 2026 happenings:

Friday June 12th. Charlie Crawford will return and speak to our group about "A car host on the Adirondack Railroad". See a picture: Adirondack Railroad train.

>>> July 2026 happenings:

Friday July 10th. Our speaker will be our president Leonard Martin, and his topic will be "Savoy Automobile Museum", which is located in Cartersville, GA.

>>> August 2026 happenings:

Friday August 14th. Our speaker will be our own Bob Lacheen, who will continue with Part 2 of his Arkansas Railroading,- "Railroads, Museums, Depots, Scenic Train Ride, Model Trains

>>> September 2026 happenings:

Friday September 11th. Our speaker will be our own Martin O'Toole, who will speak and show great photos of his trip last year to Switzerland: "My 2024 Switzerland trip". Be sure to be on TEAMS tonight and see this!

>>> October 2026 happenings:

Friday October 9th. Jerome Roberts from Norfolk Southern Corp. will be our speaker. He will give a presentation on "Operation Lifesaver."
Dues are now due for 2027 !

>>> November 2026 happenings:

Friday November 13th. The speaker for this meeting is Jason Mobley from the Georgia Department of Transportation. His presentation is "GA DOT Railroad Safety Team".
Dues for 2027 are still due and appreciated !

>>> December 2026 happenings:

Friday December 11th. Our annual holiday gathering! At some restaurant, hopefully! BTW: Dues for 2027 are still due and appreciated !


>>>>>>>>>>>>> As always, we need programs and are lining up more for 2026 Anyone?? Please ??? Contact Bob Lacheen!
How about someone volunteering to do a presentation on peace and harmony OR a way to rid the world of politicians & endless elections ???




>>> Ongoing/yearly Atlanta area events:

Weekends: The Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth, Georgia is open and offers caboose rides. (In December Santa is on many of the trains!)

Every November is National Model Railroading month. About 70 Piedmont Division NMRA member layouts host open houses at various times every November Saturday and Sunday. Please visit the "Piedmont Pilgrimage" (see web page for link.)

GSoF Schedules, Outing Announcements & Maps

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"The [last] Ferroequinologist April 2008"
Map to Misty Mountain RR in Blairsville

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