About Georgia State Railroad Museum

The Georgia State Railroad Museum (formerly the Roundhouse Railroad Museum) is a museum in Savannah, Georgia, located at a historic Central of Georgia Railway site. It includes parts of the Central of Georgia Railway: Savannah Shops and Terminal Facilities National Historic Landmark District. The complex is considered the most complete antebellum railroad complex in the United States. The museum, located at 655 Louisville Road, is part of a historic district included in the National Register of Historic Places.

The museum is across the street from the Central of Georgia Depot and Trainshed, also part of the historic district. The complex was constructed in 1853 by the Central of Georgia Railway (CofG) before the outbreak of the American Civil War. Savannah Shops and terminal buildings were declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976, a listing which was expanded in 1978 to include additional buildings in the complex.

The historic railroad structures at the Georgia State Railroad Museum site include a partial roundhouse with operating turntable, partial machine shop, Tender Frame Shop, Blacksmith Shop, Boiler House, Storehouse & Print Shop, Lumber and Planing Sheds, Coach and Paint Shops, and a partial Carpentry Shop which now houses Savannah Children's Museum. Many of these structures are open for visitors to explore.

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Founded
1989
Annual visitors
70K
70,000

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Photos of Georgia State Railroad Museum

  1. Georgia State Railroad Museum, Savannah01SavannahCaseyjonz · Public domain
  2. Boiler room interior a, Georgia State Railroad Museum02Boiler room interior a, Georgia State Railroad MuseumMichael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Boiler room interior b, Georgia State Railroad Museum03Boiler room interior b, Georgia State Railroad MuseumMichael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0
  4. Interior Wall (Georgia State Railroad Museum)04Interior Wall (Georgia State Railroad Museum)jjmusgrove · CC BY 2.0
  5. Pullman Car Interior05Pullman Car Interiorjjmusgrove · CC BY 2.0
  6. Central of Georgia No. 1 Cab Interior, Georgia State Railroad Museum, Savannah, Georgia06Central of Georgia No. 1 Cab Interior, Georgia State Railroad Museum, Savannah, GeorgiaPokemonprime · CC BY 4.0

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