Between Adairsville and Calhoun, there is not a lot. So our next stop below is just south of Calhoun, Georgia.
By the Tom B. David Airport
Downtown Calhoun, Highway 41 and Maple Street. Not massively exciting.
One block off the highway - the railroad tracks again!
Calhoun Depot
Since we were on the subject of the Great Locomotive Chase in the Civil War, let's see what Wikipedia says happened in this vicinity:
"Beyond the damaged section, he [conductor Fuller] took command of the southbound locomotive Texas south of Calhoun, where Andrews had passed it, running it backwards. The Texas train crew had been bluffed by Andrews at Calhoun into taking the station siding, thereby allowing the General to continue northward along the single-track main line. Fuller, when he met the Texas, took command of her, picked up eleven Confederate troops at Calhoun, and continued his pursuit. tender-first, northward."
The tender is the car behind the locomotive engine, which holds the coal that is being burned to give the steam-powered trains their power.
Here's the Texas (currently on display at the Atlanta History Center, along with the Battle of Atlanta cyclorama). The tender is behind the engine with the large gold "12" on it.
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