Southeast Garden Railroad Show/Banquet info

[Ted Yarbrough]

The Southeast Garden Railroad Show will open at 9am Friday, May 13 at the Northwest Georgia Trade Center just west of I-75 in Dalton, GA (20 minutes south of Chattanooga, TN and 1 hour north of Atlanta, GA, 2 hours from Knoxville, TN and 3 hours from Nashville, TN). The show will again open at 9am on Saturday.
   Friday evening, May 13, will be the traditional banquet sponsored by the Georgia Garden Railway Society. This year it is moving about 3 blocks south to the Freight Depot so we can all be on one level. Local bluegrass band, Spatial Effects, will perform train oriented songs as well as a few traditional bluegrass songs, and even a few funny originals the group has. Ron Blaylock, a local theater performer, will entertain with a costumed bit about the Bohannon Gang that once robbed trains just north of downtown Dalton. The same folks from last year will supply the food. Door prizes will be provided by the vendors as well as Rolling Stock,  USA Trains, and Aristo-Craft. Tickets must be ordered in advance and they are $25.00 each and can be ordered from Alan Mole, 8370 Colonial Place, Duluth, GA 30097. Make check payable to GGRS. The banquet will start at 7pm.
  The Georgia Garden Railway Society will host layout tours on Sunday following the show. Most layouts are in the metro Atlanta area. Free directions available at the Georgia Garden Railway Society booth at the show.