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The Trainspotting Vacation

Towns cater to rail nostalgia with covered platforms, train-themed gift shops; Georgia's 'Iron Triangle'

Folkston, Ga.

Stuart and Mary Beth Lodge sit back in their chairs on an outdoor viewing platform and wait for the show to begin. Suddenly, they hear the blast of a horn, followed by the roar of diesel locomotives. A mile-long freight train races by 70 feet in front of them.

For the Lodges, the trains are what bring them to this small town...