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Re: Trains Magazine News - Georgia town seeks funding for rail park to attack tourists
Author: George Andrews
Date: 06-29-2022 - 17:13
ShortlinesUSA Wrote:
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> Sorry, but Dalton, GA not far to the south is the
> better option, and as such, already has a
> platform. Dalton gets every train that goes
> through Cohutta (NS only) plus everything CSX runs
> (8-12 per 24 hours), as the two railroads cross
> right in front of the Dalton viewing platform at
> the old depot which is now a visitors center.
>
> Dalton has a multitude of restaurants within
> walking distance of the viewing platform (which, I
> should add has a scanner feed and ATCS monitor),
> plenty of lodging, and easy access from I-75. To
> get to Cohutta? Well, you have to want to get
> there. It's a small community away from the major
> highways with pretty much nothing in town.
>
> If this funding is passed because the folks
> holding the purse strings are wowed by anyone in a
> suit with a PowerPoint presentation, this platform
> will just be a sitting place occasionally used by
> some of the 756 residents and an occasional fan.
> Definitely not the "Field of Dreams."
>
> I'm of the opinion Dalton is highly underrated
> with railfans as a destination, overshadowed by
> the lore of Folkston, GA and other cities. I will
> add the recently opened platform in Cordele, GA
> (about 4 hours south of Dalton) is very well done,
> and has everything going for it that Dalton does.
> Those would be my two recommendations in the state
> for visitors-- Dalton if you're up north, Cordele
> to the south. Both locations have two Class 1s
> and also a shortline in Cordele (Heart of Georgia
> RR) that runs passenger excursions.
>
> Here's a shot I took at the Dalton platform a few
> years ago--
>
> [www.railpictures.net]
>
>
> Mike Derrick
Dalton, Georgia is al;so the hometown of famed Motor Racing Trophy Queen Linda Vaughn !!! ( Both of Her... )
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> Sorry, but Dalton, GA not far to the south is the
> better option, and as such, already has a
> platform. Dalton gets every train that goes
> through Cohutta (NS only) plus everything CSX runs
> (8-12 per 24 hours), as the two railroads cross
> right in front of the Dalton viewing platform at
> the old depot which is now a visitors center.
>
> Dalton has a multitude of restaurants within
> walking distance of the viewing platform (which, I
> should add has a scanner feed and ATCS monitor),
> plenty of lodging, and easy access from I-75. To
> get to Cohutta? Well, you have to want to get
> there. It's a small community away from the major
> highways with pretty much nothing in town.
>
> If this funding is passed because the folks
> holding the purse strings are wowed by anyone in a
> suit with a PowerPoint presentation, this platform
> will just be a sitting place occasionally used by
> some of the 756 residents and an occasional fan.
> Definitely not the "Field of Dreams."
>
> I'm of the opinion Dalton is highly underrated
> with railfans as a destination, overshadowed by
> the lore of Folkston, GA and other cities. I will
> add the recently opened platform in Cordele, GA
> (about 4 hours south of Dalton) is very well done,
> and has everything going for it that Dalton does.
> Those would be my two recommendations in the state
> for visitors-- Dalton if you're up north, Cordele
> to the south. Both locations have two Class 1s
> and also a shortline in Cordele (Heart of Georgia
> RR) that runs passenger excursions.
>
> Here's a shot I took at the Dalton platform a few
> years ago--
>
> [www.railpictures.net]
>
>
> Mike Derrick
Dalton, Georgia is al;so the hometown of famed Motor Racing Trophy Queen Linda Vaughn !!! ( Both of Her... )
