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    SAM Shortline Excursion Train
  Saturday, May 25, 2013
Special Excursion - Memorial Special
Saturday, May 25, 2013 10 AM to 3:15 PM
SAM Shortline Excursion Train - Georgia Vets State Park - Cordele, GA
What a great weekend for Memorial Day!  Enjoy you train ride from Ga. Veterans Memorial State Park to Plains and Archery.  Return back to Ga. Veterans Park in time to go visit the indoor and outdoor museums.

10:00 a.m. - Depart Ga. Veterans State Park
10:55 a.m. - Arrive Americus
11:00 a.m. - Depart Americus
11:30 a.m. - Arrive Plains (layover 1 hour 15 minutes)
12:45 p.m. - Depart Plains
12:55 p.m. 1-877-427-2457.
  Saturday, June 1, 2013
Conductor's Favorite Train Ride
Saturday, Jun 1, 2013 9:45 AM to 1:45 PM
SAM Shortline Excursion Train - Georgia Vets State Park - Cordele, GA
Enjoy this ride from Ga. Veterans State Park to Plains. Plains is the small Georgia town made famous by President Jimmy Carter . You will return to Ga. Veterans Park in time for visiting the indoor and outdoor museums. 1-877-427-2457.
  Friday, June 7, 2013
Conductor's Favorite Train Ride
Friday, Jun 7, 2013 9:45 AM to 1:45 PM
SAM Shortline Excursion Train - Georgia Vets State Park - Cordele, GA
Enjoy this ride from Ga. Veterans State Park to Plains. Plains is the small Georgia town made famous by President Jimmy Carter . You will return to Ga. Veterans Park in time for visiting the indoor and outdoor museums. 1-877-427-2457.
  Saturday, June 8, 2013
Archery Explorer Train Ride
Saturday, Jun 8, 2013 9:30 AM to 5:20 PM
Sam Shortline - Cordele Train Station - Cordele, GA
Riding in air-conditioned, 1949 vintage train cars, you will travel across Lake Blackshear to Plains and back. Explore President Jimmy Carter’s boyhood farm (Jimmy Carter National Historic Site), go shopping and sample peanut butter treats. Groups and parties welcome. 1-877-427-2457.
  Thursday, June 13, 2013
Peanut Express
Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 10:30 AM to 4 PM
SAM Shortline Excursion Train - Georgia Vets State Park - Cordele, GA
 Enjoy an hour layover in Leslie and 1 hour in Plains.  Terrific combination with a later start.
 
10:10 a.m.     Begin boarding Ga. Veterans
10:30 a.m.     Depart Ga. Vets.
10:55 a.m.     Arrive Leslie (layover 1 hr)
 
11:55 a.m.     Depart Leslie
12:25 p.m.     Arrive Americus
12:30 p.m. 1-877-427-2457.
  Saturday, June 15, 2013
Archery Explorer Train Ride
Saturday, Jun 15, 2013 9:30 AM to 5:20 PM
Sam Shortline - Cordele Train Station - Cordele, GA
Riding in air-conditioned, 1949 vintage train cars, you will travel across Lake Blackshear to Plains and back. Explore President Jimmy Carter’s boyhood farm (Jimmy Carter National Historic Site), go shopping and sample peanut butter treats. Groups and parties welcome. 1-877-427-2457.
  Saturday, June 22, 2013
Special Excursion - Watermelon Express
Saturday, Jun 22, 2013 10 AM to 2:45 PM
Sam Shortline - Cordele Train Station - Cordele, GA
Come and enjoy a late departure from Cordele after seeing the Watermelon parade.  The train will take you west to an hour layover in Plains and you return to Cordele at 3:10.

10:00 a.m.                 Depart Cordele

10:30 a.m.                 Arrive Ga. Veterans State Park
10:35 a.m. 1-877-427-2457.
  Friday, June 28, 2013
Americus Adventure Train Ride
Friday, Jun 28, 2013 9:30 AM to 4:50 PM
Sam Shortline - Cordele Train Station - Cordele, GA
Riding in air-conditioned, 1949 vintage train cars, you can travel across Lake Blackshear, tour Habitat for Humanity’s Global Village and sample peanut-butter treats in Plains. Enjoy a mix of romantic yesteryear with the excitement of today’s South as the SAM Shortline Excursion Train runs from Cordele through Georgia Veterans State Park to Americus and Plains, then back. Groups and parties welcome. 1-877-427-2457.
  Saturday, June 29, 2013
Archery Explorer Train Ride
Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 9:30 AM to 5:20 PM
Sam Shortline - Cordele Train Station - Cordele, GA
Riding in air-conditioned, 1949 vintage train cars, you will travel across Lake Blackshear to Plains and back. Explore President Jimmy Carter’s boyhood farm (Jimmy Carter National Historic Site), go shopping and sample peanut butter treats. Groups and parties welcome. 1-877-427-2457.
  Saturday, July 6, 2013
Archery Explorer Train Ride
Saturday, Jul 6, 2013 9:30 AM to 5:20 PM
Sam Shortline - Cordele Train Station - Cordele, GA
Riding in air-conditioned, 1949 vintage train cars, you will travel across Lake Blackshear to Plains and back. Explore President Jimmy Carter’s boyhood farm (Jimmy Carter National Historic Site), go shopping and sample peanut butter treats. Groups and parties welcome. 1-877-427-2457.
  Thursday, July 11, 2013
Peanut Express
Thursday, Jul 11, 2013 10:30 AM to 4 PM
SAM Shortline Excursion Train - Georgia Vets State Park - Cordele, GA
 Enjoy an hour layover in Leslie and 1 hour in Plains.  Terrific combination with a later start.
 
10:10 a.m.     Begin boarding Ga. Veterans
10:30 a.m.     Depart Ga. Vets.
10:55 a.m.     Arrive Leslie (layover 1 hr)
 
11:55 a.m.     Depart Leslie
12:25 p.m.     Arrive Americus
12:30 p.m. 1-877-427-2457.
  Saturday, July 13, 2013
Archery Explorer Train Ride
Saturday, Jul 13, 2013 9:30 AM to 5:20 PM
Sam Shortline - Cordele Train Station - Cordele, GA
Riding in air-conditioned, 1949 vintage train cars, you will travel across Lake Blackshear to Plains and back. Explore President Jimmy Carter’s boyhood farm (Jimmy Carter National Historic Site), go shopping and sample peanut butter treats. Groups and parties welcome. 1-877-427-2457.
  Friday, July 19, 2013
Americus Adventure Train Ride
Friday, Jul 19, 2013 9:30 AM to 4:50 PM
Sam Shortline - Cordele Train Station - Cordele, GA
Riding in air-conditioned, 1949 vintage train cars, you can travel across Lake Blackshear, tour Habitat for Humanity’s Global Village and sample peanut-butter treats in Plains. Enjoy a mix of romantic yesteryear with the excitement of today’s South as the SAM Shortline Excursion Train runs from Cordele through Georgia Veterans State Park to Americus and Plains, then back. Groups and parties welcome. 1-877-427-2457.
  Saturday, July 20, 2013
Archery Explorer Train Ride
Saturday, Jul 20, 2013 9:30 AM to 5:20 PM
Sam Shortline - Cordele Train Station - Cordele, GA
Riding in air-conditioned, 1949 vintage train cars, you will travel across Lake Blackshear to Plains and back. Explore President Jimmy Carter’s boyhood farm (Jimmy Carter National Historic Site), go shopping and sample peanut butter treats. Groups and parties welcome. 1-877-427-2457.
  Saturday, July 27, 2013
Conductor's Favorite Train Ride
Saturday, Jul 27, 2013 9:45 AM to 1:45 PM
SAM Shortline Excursion Train - Georgia Vets State Park - Cordele, GA
Enjoy this ride from Ga. Veterans State Park to Plains. Plains is the small Georgia town made famous by President Jimmy Carter . You will return to Ga. Veterans Park in time for visiting the indoor and outdoor museums. 1-877-427-2457.
  Saturday, August 3, 2013
Conductor's Favorite Train Ride
Saturday, Aug 3, 2013 9:45 AM to 1:45 PM
SAM Shortline Excursion Train - Georgia Vets State Park - Cordele, GA
Enjoy this ride from Ga. Veterans State Park to Plains. Plains is the small Georgia town made famous by President Jimmy Carter . You will return to Ga. Veterans Park in time for visiting the indoor and outdoor museums. 1-877-427-2457.
  Thursday, August 8, 2013
Peanut Express
Thursday, Aug 8, 2013 10:30 AM to 4 PM
SAM Shortline Excursion Train - Georgia Vets State Park - Cordele, GA
 Enjoy an hour layover in Leslie and 1 hour in Plains.  Terrific combination with a later start.
 
10:10 a.m.     Begin boarding Ga. Veterans
10:30 a.m.     Depart Ga. Vets.
10:55 a.m.     Arrive Leslie (layover 1 hr)
 
11:55 a.m.     Depart Leslie
12:25 p.m.     Arrive Americus
12:30 p.m. 1-877-427-2457.
  Saturday, August 10, 2013
Conductor's Favorite Train Ride
Saturday, Aug 10, 2013 9:45 AM to 1:45 PM
SAM Shortline Excursion Train - Georgia Vets State Park - Cordele, GA
Enjoy this ride from Ga. Veterans State Park to Plains. Plains is the small Georgia town made famous by President Jimmy Carter . You will return to Ga. Veterans Park in time for visiting the indoor and outdoor museums. 1-877-427-2457.
  Friday, August 16, 2013
Americus Adventure Train Ride
Friday, Aug 16, 2013 9:30 AM to 4:50 PM
Sam Shortline - Cordele Train Station - Cordele, GA
Riding in air-conditioned, 1949 vintage train cars, you can travel across Lake Blackshear, tour Habitat for Humanity’s Global Village and sample peanut-butter treats in Plains. Enjoy a mix of romantic yesteryear with the excitement of today’s South as the SAM Shortline Excursion Train runs from Cordele through Georgia Veterans State Park to Americus and Plains, then back. Groups and parties welcome. 1-877-427-2457.
  Saturday, August 17, 2013
Conductor's Favorite Train Ride
Saturday, Aug 17, 2013 9:45 AM to 1:45 PM
SAM Shortline Excursion Train - Georgia Vets State Park - Cordele, GA
Enjoy this ride from Ga. Veterans State Park to Plains. Plains is the small Georgia town made famous by President Jimmy Carter . You will return to Ga. Veterans Park in time for visiting the indoor and outdoor museums. 1-877-427-2457.
  Saturday, August 24, 2013
Conductor's Favorite Train Ride
Saturday, Aug 24, 2013 9:45 AM to 1:45 PM
SAM Shortline Excursion Train - Georgia Vets State Park - Cordele, GA
Enjoy this ride from Ga. Veterans State Park to Plains. Plains is the small Georgia town made famous by President Jimmy Carter . You will return to Ga. Veterans Park in time for visiting the indoor and outdoor museums. 1-877-427-2457.
  Saturday, August 31, 2013
Conductor's Favorite Train Ride
Saturday, Aug 31, 2013 9:45 AM to 1:45 PM
SAM Shortline Excursion Train - Georgia Vets State Park - Cordele, GA
Enjoy this ride from Ga. Veterans State Park to Plains. Plains is the small Georgia town made famous by President Jimmy Carter . You will return to Ga. Veterans Park in time for visiting the indoor and outdoor museums. 1-877-427-2457.
  Saturday, September 7, 2013
Conductor's Favorite Train Ride
Saturday, Sep 7, 2013 9:45 AM to 1:45 PM
SAM Shortline Excursion Train - Georgia Vets State Park - Cordele, GA
Enjoy this ride from Ga. Veterans State Park to Plains. Plains is the small Georgia town made famous by President Jimmy Carter . You will return to Ga. Veterans Park in time for visiting the indoor and outdoor museums. 1-877-427-2457.
  Friday, September 13, 2013
Americus Adventure Train Ride
Friday, Sep 13, 2013 9:30 AM to 4:50 PM
Sam Shortline - Cordele Train Station - Cordele, GA
Riding in air-conditioned, 1949 vintage train cars, you can travel across Lake Blackshear, tour Habitat for Humanity’s Global Village and sample peanut-butter treats in Plains. Enjoy a mix of romantic yesteryear with the excitement of today’s South as the SAM Shortline Excursion Train runs from Cordele through Georgia Veterans State Park to Americus and Plains, then back. Groups and parties welcome. 1-877-427-2457.
  Saturday, September 14, 2013
Archery Explorer Train Ride
Saturday, Sep 14, 2013 9:30 AM to 5:20 PM
Sam Shortline - Cordele Train Station - Cordele, GA
Riding in air-conditioned, 1949 vintage train cars, you will travel across Lake Blackshear to Plains and back. Explore President Jimmy Carter’s boyhood farm (Jimmy Carter National Historic Site), go shopping and sample peanut butter treats. Groups and parties welcome. 1-877-427-2457.
  Thursday, September 19, 2013
Peanut Express
Thursday, Sep 19, 2013 10:30 AM to 4 PM
SAM Shortline Excursion Train - Georgia Vets State Park - Cordele, GA
 Enjoy an hour layover in Leslie and 1 hour in Plains.  Terrific combination with a later start.
 
10:10 a.m.     Begin boarding Ga. Veterans
10:30 a.m.     Depart Ga. Vets.
10:55 a.m.     Arrive Leslie (layover 1 hr)
 
11:55 a.m.     Depart Leslie
12:25 p.m.     Arrive Americus
12:30 p.m. 1-877-427-2457.
  Saturday, September 21, 2013
Archery Explorer Train Ride
Saturday, Sep 21, 2013 9:30 AM to 5:20 PM
Sam Shortline - Cordele Train Station - Cordele, GA
Riding in air-conditioned, 1949 vintage train cars, you will travel across Lake Blackshear to Plains and back. Explore President Jimmy Carter’s boyhood farm (Jimmy Carter National Historic Site), go shopping and sample peanut butter treats. Groups and parties welcome. 1-877-427-2457.
  Saturday, September 28, 2013
Special Excursion - "The Peanut Festival Special"
Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 9 AM to 4:10 PM
Sam Shortline - Cordele Train Station - Cordele, GA
All aboard for a wonderful adventure with a parade, food and lots of peanuts. Vendors with arts and crafts will fill the park as you step off the train. You can also ride to the Boyhood Farm for an additional fee. 1-877-427-2457.
  Saturday, October 5, 2013
Archery Explorer Train Ride
Saturday, Oct 5, 2013 9:30 AM to 5:20 PM
Sam Shortline - Cordele Train Station - Cordele, GA
Riding in air-conditioned, 1949 vintage train cars, you will travel across Lake Blackshear to Plains and back. Explore President Jimmy Carter’s boyhood farm (Jimmy Carter National Historic Site), go shopping and sample peanut butter treats. Groups and parties welcome. 1-877-427-2457.
  Saturday, October 19, 2013
Thomas the Tank Engine Live!
Saturday, Oct 19, 2013 9 AM to 5 PM
SAM Shortline Excursion Train - Georgia Vets State Park - Cordele, GA
Thomas will visit the SAM Shortline Excursion Train at Georgia Veterans State Park in southwest Georgia. You can spend a whole day with the beloved storybook engine, Sir Topham Hatt and other friends.

The 2013 Ticket Information to come . . . 1-877-427-2457.
  Sunday, October 20, 2013
Thomas the Tank Engine Live!
Sunday, Oct 20, 2013 9 AM to 5 PM
SAM Shortline Excursion Train - Georgia Vets State Park - Cordele, GA
Thomas will visit the SAM Shortline Excursion Train at Georgia Veterans State Park in southwest Georgia. You can spend a whole day with the beloved storybook engine, Sir Topham Hatt and other friends.

The 2013 Ticket Information to come . . . 1-877-427-2457.
  Friday, October 25, 2013
Thomas the Tank Engine Live!
Friday, Oct 25, 2013 9 AM to 5 PM
SAM Shortline Excursion Train - Georgia Vets State Park - Cordele, GA
Thomas will visit the SAM Shortline Excursion Train at Georgia Veterans State Park in southwest Georgia. You can spend a whole day with the beloved storybook engine, Sir Topham Hatt and other friends.

The 2013 Ticket Information to come . . . 1-877-427-2457.
  Saturday, October 26, 2013
Thomas the Tank Engine Live!
Saturday, Oct 26, 2013 9 AM to 5 PM
SAM Shortline Excursion Train - Georgia Vets State Park - Cordele, GA
Thomas will visit the SAM Shortline Excursion Train at Georgia Veterans State Park in southwest Georgia. You can spend a whole day with the beloved storybook engine, Sir Topham Hatt and other friends.

The 2013 Ticket Information to come . . . 1-877-427-2457.
  Sunday, October 27, 2013
Thomas the Tank Engine Live!
Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 9 AM to 5 PM
SAM Shortline Excursion Train - Georgia Vets State Park - Cordele, GA
Thomas will visit the SAM Shortline Excursion Train at Georgia Veterans State Park in southwest Georgia. You can spend a whole day with the beloved storybook engine, Sir Topham Hatt and other friends.

The 2013 Ticket Information to come . . . 1-877-427-2457.
  Saturday, November 2, 2013
Conductor's Favorite Train Ride
Saturday, Nov 2, 2013 9:45 AM to 1:45 PM
SAM Shortline Excursion Train - Georgia Vets State Park - Cordele, GA
Enjoy this ride from Ga. Veterans State Park to Plains. Plains is the small Georgia town made famous by President Jimmy Carter . You will return to Ga. Veterans Park in time for visiting the indoor and outdoor museums. 1-877-427-2457.
  Friday, November 8, 2013
Americus Adventure Train Ride
Friday, Nov 8, 2013 9:30 AM to 4:50 PM
Sam Shortline - Cordele Train Station - Cordele, GA
Riding in air-conditioned, 1949 vintage train cars, you can travel across Lake Blackshear, tour Habitat for Humanity’s Global Village and sample peanut-butter treats in Plains. Enjoy a mix of romantic yesteryear with the excitement of today’s South as the SAM Shortline Excursion Train runs from Cordele through Georgia Veterans State Park to Americus and Plains, then back. Groups and parties welcome. 1-877-427-2457.
  Thursday, November 14, 2013
Peanut Express
Thursday, Nov 14, 2013 10:30 AM to 4 PM
SAM Shortline Excursion Train - Georgia Vets State Park - Cordele, GA
 Enjoy an hour layover in Leslie and 1 hour in Plains.  Terrific combination with a later start.
 
10:10 a.m.     Begin boarding Ga. Veterans
10:30 a.m.     Depart Ga. Vets.
10:55 a.m.     Arrive Leslie (layover 1 hr)
 
11:55 a.m.     Depart Leslie
12:25 p.m.     Arrive Americus
12:30 p.m. 1-877-427-2457.
  Saturday, November 16, 2013
Special Excursion - Plains Car Show
Saturday, Nov 16, 2013 11:15 AM to 2:40 PM
SAM Shortline Excursion Train - Georgia Vets State Park - Cordele, GA
Ride a tourist train over Lake Blackshear to the 4th Annual Plains Classic Car Show and Jimmy Carter National Historic Site. You’ll have plenty of time to explore beautiful cars and the president’s boyhood farm before the train returns to Georgia Veterans State Park. Groups and parties welcome. 1-877-427-2457.
  Saturday, November 23, 2013
Archery Explorer Train Ride
Saturday, Nov 23, 2013 9:30 AM to 5:20 PM
Sam Shortline - Cordele Train Station - Cordele, GA
Riding in air-conditioned, 1949 vintage train cars, you will travel across Lake Blackshear to Plains and back. Explore President Jimmy Carter’s boyhood farm (Jimmy Carter National Historic Site), go shopping and sample peanut butter treats. Groups and parties welcome. 1-877-427-2457.
  Saturday, November 30, 2013
Plains Festival of Lights Excursion
Saturday, Nov 30, 2013 1 PM to 9:05 PM
Sam Shortline - Cordele Train Station - Cordele, GA
Get your tickets today and see President and Rosalyn Carter light the trees at the Plains Festival of Lights. You'll be riding in air-conditioned, 1949 vintage train cars. So sit back, relax and enjoy the ride. 1-877-427-2457.
 

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