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2010 Calendar of events

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2010 Calendar of events

• February 1 - March 27 : Photo exhibit and competion
• Categories and rules to be announced by Dec 11, 2009.
• Entries due January 16 23, 2010.
• Winners to be announced at during Caboose Days event, April 10, 2010
• Download entry form here and submit with each entry. One form per photo, one CD/DVD per photographer.


• April 10-11 : Caboose Days
• Temporary caboose tattoos
• Caboose hunt
• Food
• Craft corner for kids to create a souvenir to take home
• April 8 : Second Thursdays at the museum premieres. The museum education department will offer a program each month on the second Thursday geared towards pre-school aged children.
  
• Check back in late February for more details of program content.
• Program cost will be $7 per child.
• May : Teacher Appreciation Month Teachers with will be admitted free with their employee id badge.
  
  
• May 8 : National Train Day - free train rides during our celebration of National Train Day
  
  
• May 15 : Armed Services Day tenatively featuring a Civil War encampment
• Members of our nations armed services, both active & retired, are invited to visit the museum free of charge.


• June 5-6 : Locomotive Celebration
The museum celebrates the collection of locomotives... Old and new and in particular the 100^th birthday of Savannah & Atlanta #750.
This year's event will also include...
• Temporary locomotive tattoos
• Locomotive hunt
• Refreshments
• Craft corner for kids to create a souvenir to take home


• Summer Camp : Theme I've been working on the Railroad
  The museum will offer two weeks of summer day camp this year. Hours are 9am - 1pm.
  
  • Registration forms (Here in pdf form) are due June 1.
  • Cost is $145 per camper with a $75 deposit due at registration
  • Session 1 : June 21 - June 25
  • Session 2 : July 12 - July 16
  • Age groups from 4 - 12
  • The museum reserves the right to cancel/combine sessions based on registration volume by June 1
  • For more information, please contact our Museum Education Coordinator, Beth Kovach, at 770-495-0253 ext 2 or email by clicking here.
  
  
• Aug 7-8 : Trains, Trucks and Tractors

The museum will host visiting trucks, tractors and other vehicles to explore and learn about.
(2009 Photos)
The event will also include...
• Refreshments
• Temporary tattoos and face painting
• Craft corner for kids to create a souvenir to take home
• The museum is looking to expand the number of visiting exhibits for this event. Registration to be an exhibitor is free and includes admission for 4. To register, click here (opens in a new window)


• Nov 6-7 : Model Railroad Days

Look for more information to be posted by mid-summer 2010

• Nov 20 : Santa Arrives

Look for more information to be posted by mid-summer 2010

• Dec 4, 11, 18: Breakfast with Santa

Look for more information to be posted by mid-summer 2010.

Click here to see 2009 Events

Click here to see 2008 Events

• One of the museum's diesel locomotives NYO&W 104 , Southern #8202 , or Georgia RR #1026 provides the motive power for our on-site train rides.
  
• Our steam locomotive Georgia Power #97 is not available due to mandatory FRA inspections and maintenance.

• The Board of Directors meeting is held on the second Thursday of each month. These meetings start at 7:30 in the museum's audio/visual room in building #1. (Click here for directions to the museum)
  
• The chapter meeting is held on the fourth Saturday of each month at the museum. Meetings include a brief program and social time

 See Planning your visit for more information and directions