. . . description of the turntable location is correct. There is little evidence of it today. As the railroads came to Athens the Southern came down from Lula (this branch exists today), the Central of Georgia came up from Macon and the Georgia Road came in from Social Circle (?) This latter line is now gone, as is a section of the Cof GA between Bishop (south of Watkinsville) and Madison, Georgia. The turntable was regularly used by the Gainesville Midland when they ran 2-8-0's down from Gainesville and for turning the little Brill Railbus that provided passenger service until WWII. As a child, I clearly remember the end and side views of the steam locomotive as it was turned (by hand). With the coming of the 2-10-0's, the Gainesville Midland joined all the rest in using the wye that tied into the Southern. One leg of this wye is now gone, together with the bridge that spanned College Avenue. The Seaboard kept one of their neat 0-6-0 USRA switchers in Athens for yard service (1100's, I believe) but never used the turntable as I remember. It was removed sometime in the late 1940's or early 50's and taken out to Fowler's Junction (with the GM) and stored on two cribs of crossties for some time. From there it went ??? I wonder if it wasn't installed in the early days of SAL construction (1888 or so) to provide turning facilities to a line not yet completed between Atlanta and Hamlet? . . . Incidentally, the Southern maintained a one-stall enginehouse in Athens which was located inside the wye described above and which was placed about halfway along the base leg of the wye. Here they serviced the Ps2 or 3 that handled the daily Lula passenger train and tied up overnight in Athens. I can still see the classic outlines of the two or three wooden cars that made up the consist. Wooden cars (a coach and combine) were the chosen vehicles on the CofGA. My first trainride was to Watkinsville (about 10 miles) by rail south of Athens, on the CofGA mixed train daily, then handled by an aging 2-8-0 and later by a larger MacArthur 2-8-2. The coaches (this must have been about 1935) were sparkling with deep green enamel paint, green plush walkover seats and straight thru toilet hoppers which I found fascinating because you could see the track whizzing by under the car. But enough of this schmaltz! Bob