Historical Marker

The "Chattahoochee Choo Choo"

Columbus · Muscogee County

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The Story

Soldiers training at Fort Benning gave this short military rail line many nicknames, the affectionate 'Chattahoochee Choo Choo' among them. A Davenport locomotive and blue observation car were spared from sale and now stand by the marker.

About this site

The "Chattahoochee Choo Choo" is a historical marker in Columbus, Muscogee County. It is one of 92 historical markers documented in Muscogee County, among 248 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.3874, -84.9557 near Columbus. The nearest cataloged historic site is Dedicated to the American Revolutionary War Infantryman (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Specialist Ross A. McGinnis, The Creek Town of Cusseta, and Cusseta: A Center for International Diplomacy.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 32.3874, -84.9557 · Columbus, Muscogee County

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