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There
are
many
events
planned
for
Kudzu
Rails,
including:
Whether
your
main
interest
is
railroad
history,
present-day
railroading,
or
prototype
modeling,
Kudzu
Rails
is
the
place
to
be.
Some
of
the
activities
we're
planning
for
this
major
event
include:
- Chartered
rare-mileage
train
trips
- Watching
busy
CSX
mainline
action
- Visits
to
area
rail
museums
- Prototype
and
modeling
clinics
- Model
displays
- Operating
layouts
- Society
company
stores
- Railroadiana/model
train
show
- Manufacturers'
displays
- Trackside
eating
and
music
Click
here
for
a
complete
"Timetable"
of
Kudzu
Rails
events!
(Updated
May
18th,
2004)
Some
of
the
specific
events
are:
NS
Lawmen
Concert
Enjoy
“Dinner
by
the
Tracks”
at
the
Kennesaw
depot
with
food
by
several
local
restaurants
and
a
live
concert
by
the
Norfolk
Southern
“Lawmen”
music
group.
The
CSX
main
line
is
directly
beside
the
museum,
so
train
watching
will
be
an
outstanding
feature
during
Kudzu
Rails. Over
25
Scheduled
Programs
and
Clinics
We
are
sorting
through
a
long
list
of
interesting
and
informative
programs
and
clinics
–
there
will
truly
be
something
for
everyone!
Just
a
few
of
those
we
are
nailing
down
include:
-
Nationally
known
speakers
on
railroad
history
-
Experts
on
Atlanta’s
railroad
heritage
-
Presentations
on
prototype
trains,
equipment,
operations,
and
research
-
Clinics
on
modeling
the
prototype
by
respected
model
railroaders
-
Book
authors
-
Most
will
be
accompanied
by
extensive
slide
shows
and
other
visual
presentations
Click
here
for
a
tentative
schedule
of
the
clinics
Railroadiana
and
Model
Show –
Free
to
Kudzu
Registrants
Friday
and
Saturday;
Open
to
the
Public
Saturday
($5
admission
fee)
The
show
will
be
open
from
12
to
5
on
Friday
for
Kudzu
registrants,
and
open
to
the
public
9
to
4
on
Saturday
($5
admission
fee).
We
have
about
12,000
sq.
ft.
of
space,
featuring
over
200
tables
of
prototype
and
model
items
for
sale
and
including
each
society’s
company
store.
We're
going
to
have
one
heck
of
a
model
railroading
event
too,
with
modular
railroads
at
the
show
and
at
the
museum,
plus
over
200
models
on
display
at
the
museum. You
DO
NOT
need
to
register
for
Kudzu
Rails
to
attend
the
layout
and
model
displays,
but
they
are
open
to
the
public
with
admission
fee.
Click
here
for
a
flyer
with
all
the
details. The
Grand
Opening
of
the
SRHA
Achieves
at
the
Southern
Museum
We
will
open
the
new
home
of
the
SRHA's
Archives
to
the
public. Public
Slide
Show
Everyone
is
welcome
to
attend
a
casual
slide
show
Friday
night
May
21st.The
location
will
be
the
freight
depot
at
Kennesaw.
We
will
start
at
7PM
and
continue
until
10PM.Anyone
who
would
like
to
show
slides
please
contact
Uncle
Joe
Oates
uj67@mindspring.com.
We
will
have
portable
lights
set
up
trackside
near
the
museum
in
order
to
do
night
photography
and
video
of
passing
CSX
trains.
This
will
also
be
Friday
night,
starting
at
8:30PM
until
10PM.
Remember,
both
of
these
events
are
free
and
open
to
the
public.
You
do
not
have
to
be
registered
for
Kudzu
Rails
to
join
in
or
show
slides.
Several
Excursions
including
Some
Rare
Mileage For
the
Trip
Home: Southeastern
Railway
Museum
Open
House:
You
may
also
want
to
note
that
the
Southeastern
Railway
Museum
will
be
open
to
Kudzu
Rail
visitors
on
Sunday
May
23
from
11
to
4.
If
you
are
heading
up
I-85
on
Sunday,
you
may
want
to
stop
in
and
check
out
the
museum! Tennessee
Valley
Railway
Museum:
TVRM
will
be
open
for
their
regularly
scheduled
weekend
excursions.
For
those
of
you
going
back
up
I-75,
this
may
be
an
interesting
pit
stop
at
Chattanooga!
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