Coastal Museums Association Stay connected with the Coastal Heritage Society!   HOME > RAILROAD OPERATIONS WHO WE ARE HISTORY MEMBERSHIP > LEVELS & BENEFITS JOIN NOW RENEW MEMBERSHIP EVENTS PRESS ROOM CAREERS STAFF DIRECTORY THE SAVANNAH HISTORY EXPERIENCE > BATTLEFIELD PARK ROUNDHOUSE RAILROAD MUSEUM SAVANNAH HISTORY MUSEUM OLD FORT JACKSON > OLD FORT JACKSON HISTORY FUTURE SITES > CHILDREN'S MUSEUM C.S.S. GEORGIA TOURS NEWS UPCOMING EVENTS CALENDAR ADMISSION DINING GROUP RATES MAPS & DIRECTIONS > OLD FORT JACKSON DIRECTIONS TOURS EDUCATOR'S GUIDE FIELD TRIPS HOME SCHOOL SCOUTS CHILDREN'S CAMPS FAMILY EVENTS OVERVIEW BIRTHDAYS > BIRTHDAY BATTALION COLONIAL TIMES PARTY FANCY TEA PARTY LITTLE ENGINEER CLIENT LIST CORPORATE EVENTS WEDDINGS VOLUNTEER SPONSORSHIP & DONATIONS > WISHLIST WAYS TO GIVE FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS OUR TEAM PRESERVATION REPORT ARCHAEOLOGY > FAQ GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS COLLECTIONS > EXHIBITS ARTYFACTS SAVE OUR TREASURES OUR TEAM ROLLING STOCK > ENGINES CARS CABOOSES OUR TEAM The Coastal Heritage Society Railroad Operations Department operates and maintains the Roundhouse Railroad Museums' collection of historic yet operational Steam and Diesel locomotives. The equipment is operated as demonstration for our visitors and for an on-rail tour of the Central of Georgia's Savannah Repair Shops complex. Several times yearly the entire collection is moved from within the stalls of the Roundhouse to accommodate special events and programs, demonstrating the fully operational capabilities of the motive power, turntable and Roundhouse. The departments' crews and craftspeople also restore other historic passenger and freight rolling stock. Recent projects include the restoration of a 1924 Fruit Growers Express wooden refrigerated boxcar, a 1918 Maine Central outside braced wooden boxcar and a pair of Central of Georgia executive office cars. All of this equipment plus much more is now accessible to our visitors for touring. The department not only operates, restores and conserves the rolling stock collection at the museum but they also live the history that they preserve. The department manages and performs the same tasks, trades and functions as the men and women who worked for the Central 150 years ago. They do it the same way, in the same place and with the same pride as those that built what was The Central of Georgia Railroad. The repair and maintenance of railroad equipment was the reason for the existence of this great facility, it was the people that worked here that made it successful. This is the history.

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