Georgia Railroad on a hundred year old Dobson banjo

From Wikipidia: During the American Civil War, the Confederate States of America maintained a gun powder factory in Augusta. Car load of gun powder would be transported on the Georgia Railroad to various battlefields in the "Western Campaign."
Although the Civil War saw heavy damage to railroads such as the Georgia Railroad, management used their considerable resources to restore operation as quickly as possible. The Georgia Railroad even resorted to temporarily abandoning the Athens branch to secure enough rail to reopen its main line. Returning Confederate soldiers were given free rides home to the extent that the company's limited rail network would allow.

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[harryfaber]

I will have to write 'the Purfleet Railroad'.

I work for the railway that runs from London to Southend. One of our stations is Purfleet, where there used to be a big gunpowder store. Our line also goes to Shoeburyness, where there still is a weapons testing facility, and past Tilbury Fort, which was first built by Henry VIII and last used in the 1940s. It was also used as a POW camp after the 1745 Jacobite rebellion. Must be some songs out of that lot!

[rpeek]

@harryfaber  Got to be some good songs in all that.. hahaha.

[TheMichaelrichard]

just today i bought restrung and played my first banjo and you sir have just cemented my resolve to play,,,this song Georgia railroad...the first time i ever heard it....

[rpeek]

@TheMichaelrichard Cool.. Okay then, have some fun with that.. I'll be waitin' for the video..

[acapwell]

@rpeek fantastic! you are the man!

[rpeek]

@doberfag Yep, that's how it works.. 

[rpeek]

@acapwell Sure, I'll work on it.

[acapwell]

any way you could give a step by step video for this one?

[LelouchLamperouge019]

Finger pickin' good!

[guitarlvr54]

Now that's some GREAT PICKIN' !!! thanks rich ! -G.L.54