Ride the whole thing and you’ll cross dozens of bridges and pass ... Natchez to Tupelo. Tupelo Rides the Rails by Melissa Sweet. Photo by Ralph Daniel, courtesy of Georgia Department of Economic Development. As soon as the tallies were counted for the 2019 Hall of Fame Trail, Joyce and I started planning a trip to Mississippi to ride the Tanglefoot Trail. We are very fortunate to receive a $500 grant from the Winnie Belle Learned Fund that will be used to buy books for our Book in Hand Story Time. Since she and Ron had already scheduled to make a cross country drive from Idaho to Georgia in late September, we decided to rendezvous in Tupelo, Mississippi. In the foothills of North Georgia, history rides the rails. Trains magazine offers railroad news, railroad industry insight, commentary on today's freight railroads, passenger service (Amtrak), locomotive technology, railroad preservation and history, railfan opportunities (tourist railroads, fan trips), and great railroad photography. Treating yourself is necessary every now and again, and what better way than riding the rails like royalty? Tuesday, February 17, 2009. Texas State Railroad has two Presidential cars with luxury amenities like complimentary appetizers, premium alcoholic beverages, and stately decor that’ll make you feel like a VIP. Posted by Cheryl Cox, Springfield Town Library at 9:25 AM. Book in Hand. After hearing from Longleaf Trace Manager Herlon Pierce about the successes of that 40-mile rails-to-trails conversion in south Mississippi, a formal group was formed in 2006. Tupelo Rides the Rails by Melissa Sweet Houghton Mifflin, April 2008 review copy provided by the publisher Tupelo is a dog who, despite being dumped off by the side of a road with her sock toy, Mr. Bones, believes "Everyone belongs somewhere." The Blue Ridge Scenic Railway departs from downtown and rolls through the surrounding countryside on a track laid down in 1886. Tupelo Rides the Rails by Melissa Sweet Houghton Mifflin, April 2008 review copy provided by the publisher Tupelo is a dog who, despite being dumped off by the side of a road with her sock toy, Mr. Bones, believes "Everyone belongs somewhere." Phone: 800-810-5027, 844-9112, -3244 Fax: 840-0780 Time Zone: UTC -6.0 (Standard Time) UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time) Blue Ridge Scenic Railway over the Toccoa River. The Root River Valley’s soaring limestone bluffs are on full display along this 42-mile paved rail-trail. Tupelo Wrecker Service 1806 E Main St, Tupelo, MS 38804 662-840-9301 At the turn of the 20th century, small mountain towns like Blue Ridge, Georgia, served mainly as a hub for receiving mail and supplies.