Great railroad systems are what helped put this great state on the map as a major hub of business and exporting. Even though personal transportation via train is nearly obsolete now, reminiscences of Georgia’s humble beginnings can be found all throughout the state. Railroads and trains are still widely used to transport materials, and can be found all over Georgia.

Here are 20 beautiful trains in Georgia to take you back:

  1. Caboose at Stone Mountain Village

zx81basic Pictured is the Stone Mountain Village Visitor Center, housed in a red caboose. Previous to becoming the visitor center, this caboose was a part of the Georgia Scenic Railroad for many years.

  1. Train at Folkston, GA

Gene Bowker via Flickr Pictured is a large CSX train running through Folkston, GA. Folkston is a small city in Charlton County, close to Okefenokee Swamp.

  1. Midnight Train to Georgia

Bret Kiger via Flickr This photo was taken on a very interesting night somewhere in Georgia. It definitely looks historic and regal.

  1. Southeastern Railway Museum, Duluth, GA

Neal Wellons via Flickr If you really want to see old trains, visit the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth. More than 90 pieces of retired railroad equipment can be found here on a 12-acre site.

  1. A Train Running Through Dalton, GA

kuknauf via Flickr This is a beautiful shot of a train running through Dalton, GA.

  1. Big Blue Train in Plains, GA

zx81basic via Flickr

  1. Train in Cordele, GA

zx81basic via Flickr

  1. Engine # 509

C Smith via Flickr This 509 steam engine sits close to the Central Georgia Railroad Tracks in Macon, GA. This old fashioned train is one of the few trains of its kind still around that once traveled through central Georgia.

  1. Norfolk Southern Train in Valdosta, GA

tom spinker via Flickr The Norfolk Southern Corporation is one of the major transportation companies in the southeast that is still around. It operates 20,000 route miles in 22 states and D.C.

  1. Georgia State Railroad Museum

Bruce Tuten via Flickr This train is a part of the Georgia State Railroad Museum in Savannah, GA. The museum offers train rides and tours, and features historic railcars.

  1. Archer Daniels Midland locomotive, Valdosta, GA

tom spinker via Flickr Pictured is an older and distinctive looking train in Valdosta, GA.

  1. St. Mary’s Railroad Caboose

Allen Forrest via Flickr Take a ride on this fun red caboose on St. Marys Railroad. You can choose to ride on an open rail car or on this red caboose–and you’re sure to have a great time!

  1. GE U23B

Cliff via Flickr According to the photographer, this is a unique train, and there are only a few like it still in existence!

  1. Train in Augusta, GA

Dizzy Girl via Flickr This train is coming out of a tunnel in Augusta, GA.

  1. Georgia Northeastern Train

side.tracked via Flickr The Georgia Northeastern Railroad (nicknamed the GNRR) runs from Elizabeth, GA to Blue Ridge, GA. This impressive train hauls timber, grain, poultry and marble products.

  1. Georgia State Railroad Museum & Roundhouse

ATOMIC Hot Links via Flickr

  1. Georgia Central Train Near Savannah, GA

side.tracked via Flickr

  1. Little General in Marietta, GA

Brent Moore via Flickr This is a replica of the “General,” a train that was a part of the Great Locomotive Race during the Civil War. This little general is located in the middle of Glover Park in Marietta. The real General is located in the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History in Kennesaw.

  1. Freight Train Running Through Atlanta, GA

William via Flickr Pictured is a great urban scene of a train running through Atlanta.

  1. Big Red Train in Blue Ridge, GA

opus2008 via Flickr Pictured is a beautiful, big red train running through the gorgeous Blue Ridge, GA.

What do you think of these Georgia trains? Don’t they just remind you of Georgia’s historical past?

zx81basic

Pictured is the Stone Mountain Village Visitor Center, housed in a red caboose. Previous to becoming the visitor center, this caboose was a part of the Georgia Scenic Railroad for many years.

Gene Bowker via Flickr

Pictured is a large CSX train running through Folkston, GA. Folkston is a small city in Charlton County, close to Okefenokee Swamp.

Bret Kiger via Flickr

This photo was taken on a very interesting night somewhere in Georgia. It definitely looks historic and regal.

Neal Wellons via Flickr

If you really want to see old trains, visit the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth. More than 90 pieces of retired railroad equipment can be found here on a 12-acre site.

kuknauf via Flickr

This is a beautiful shot of a train running through Dalton, GA.

zx81basic via Flickr

C Smith via Flickr

This 509 steam engine sits close to the Central Georgia Railroad Tracks in Macon, GA. This old fashioned train is one of the few trains of its kind still around that once traveled through central Georgia.

tom spinker via Flickr

The Norfolk Southern Corporation is one of the major transportation companies in the southeast that is still around. It operates 20,000 route miles in 22 states and D.C.

Bruce Tuten via Flickr

This train is a part of the Georgia State Railroad Museum in Savannah, GA. The museum offers train rides and tours, and features historic railcars.

Pictured is an older and distinctive looking train in Valdosta, GA.

Allen Forrest via Flickr

Take a ride on this fun red caboose on St. Marys Railroad. You can choose to ride on an open rail car or on this red caboose–and you’re sure to have a great time!

Cliff via Flickr

According to the photographer, this is a unique train, and there are only a few like it still in existence!

Dizzy Girl via Flickr

This train is coming out of a tunnel in Augusta, GA.

side.tracked via Flickr

The Georgia Northeastern Railroad (nicknamed the GNRR) runs from Elizabeth, GA to Blue Ridge, GA. This impressive train hauls timber, grain, poultry and marble products.

ATOMIC Hot Links via Flickr

Brent Moore via Flickr

This is a replica of the “General,” a train that was a part of the Great Locomotive Race during the Civil War. This little general is located in the middle of Glover Park in Marietta. The real General is located in the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History in Kennesaw.

William via Flickr

Pictured is a great urban scene of a train running through Atlanta.

opus2008 via Flickr

Pictured is a beautiful, big red train running through the gorgeous Blue Ridge, GA.

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