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PROGRAMS and EVENTS

For our GSoF Club

This page contains announcements and a link to the Ferroequinologist, a 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.

For those who can travel, we have "In-Person" meetings; but also will have remote access via the NEW "Microsoft Teams" software. We continue meet on the 2nd Friday of EVERY month. MEETING TIMES: Doors open at 6:30PM, people log-in via Teams shortly thereafter, and the meeting begins at 7:00PM. Covenant Presbyterian Church, 2881 Canton Road (Georgia Highway 5), in the Scout Room, on the lower level of the school building, south end of the campus.



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>>> December 2025 happenings:

Friday December 12th. Our annual holiday gathering! Again, we will meet at the Picadilly Cafeteria beginning 5:30PM until (we get tossed out at 8PM?) DutchTreat, as usual. The Picadilly is about one block south of the intersection of the 4-Lane (Cobb Parkway) and the South Loop, on the west side (right driving south) of the road. It backs onto the KSU-south campus. See you all there !

>>> January 2026 happenings:

Friday January 10th. Our speaker will be Martin O'Toole. His topic will be "50 Years of Atlanta Rails".

>>> February 2026 happenings:

Friday February 13th. Charlie Crawford will return and speak to our group about "A car host on the Adirondack Railroad". See a picture: Adirondack Railroad train.

>>> March 2026 happenings:

Friday February 13th. Bob Lacheen has dug up photos from another of his past trips. Bob will be speaking on the topic: "Madison and Milwaukee Wisconsin Areas- Surviving Depots, Railroads, Mid-Continent Railroad Museum."

>>> April 2026 happenings:

Friday April 10th. Rick Burn will be our presenter. He will present "'Visiting Barbie'- Rail travel in Atlanta, April 1963" via TEAMS.

>>> May 2026 happenings:

Friday May 8th. Doug Munnell will be our speaker. His topic will be "Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and West Virginia".


>>>>>>>>>>>>> As always, we need programs and are lining up more for 2025 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 NRHS and 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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Map to GSoF Meetings at the Covenant Presbyterian Church (MS Word 97)
"The [last] Ferroequinologist April 2008"
Map to Misty Mountain RR in Blairsville

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