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Amishdelight
Location: "Deliverance Georgia" Gender: Male Total Likes: 111 likes
Be Genuine , S.P.E.C.T.R.E.
| | | Scenic Railway < on 6/4/2014 11:09 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Took these on a lazy rainy Sunday a while back. History: The scenic railway was a 10 mile section of rail that served as a tourist destination. It utilized historic train depots and a section of rail that had been in existence since the late 1800's. It had a short lived life and only operated in the 1980's... It was powered by either a steam locomotive built in 1925 or a vintage 1940's diesel locomotive. There were 2,593 farms in 1930, however it was down to 507 farms in 1987. It went from 144,495 acres of farm land in 1950, to a dramatically decreased acreage of 62,286 in 1987. This can be attributed to the construction of a dam, and the subsequent creation of a substantial 56,000 square acre lake in the 1960's. The economy shifted, the average businesses changed, the citizens of the county changed. The number of visitors to the lake increased regularly from about 750,000 in 1962 to 9.6 million during the year 2000. The county, and it's cities play heavily into historic sites and the tourism industry. The Scenic Railway was an attempt at it's parent company to utilize pre-existing equipment and properties to take advantage of this shift in the 1980's. Sadly, it's passenger cars now sit rotting... Awaiting the day that a historic society has the time to restore them for display, and once again take advantage of the tourism industry. 1. The odd Couple by Amishdelight, on Flickr 2. Crackled by Amishdelight, on Flickr 3. Handled by Amishdelight, on Flickr 4. Tired and Torn by Amishdelight, on Flickr 5. On Tilt by Amishdelight, on Flickr 6. Back the bus, er train by Amishdelight, on Flickr 7. Wasting away by Amishdelight, on Flickr 8. Car 101 by Amishdelight, on Flickr
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| Amishdelight
Location: "Deliverance Georgia" Gender: Male Total Likes: 111 likes
Be Genuine , S.P.E.C.T.R.E.
| | | Re: Scenic Railway < Reply # 18 on 7/15/2014 2:49 PM > | Reply with Quote
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