Waycross's Steam Locomotives The Okefenokee Chief, a 1912 Baldwin 2-8-2, stands under a shed on the grounds of the Okefenokee Heritage Center at Waycross. Along with the engine are a coal tender, a passenger car, a mail/baggage car, a caboose, and three other cars making up 365 feet of historic rolling stock. The locomotive and coal tender were brought to Waycross in 1973 from South Carolina. (1460 North Augusta Ave., 912-285-4260.) Next door to the Okefenokee Heritage Center is the Southern Forest World museum. Among its exhibits is Argent Lumber Company's No. 3, a narrow-gauge 2-6-0 steamer built by the H.K. Porter Company of Pittsburgh. (A period photo of this locomotive is online at Taplines.net, along with information on the Argent Lumber Company.) The Southern Forest World museum is at 1440 North Augusta Avenue, 912-285-4056. Waycross was established as a railroad center well over a century ago and remains so today. Its Rice Yards are a major classification yard and locomotive repair facility for CSX. The city also has a long and important history as a forest products center.   Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage. Copyright, Steve Storey. Railroad History | The Depot List | Locomotives On Display | Odds & Ends | Sources & References | Home