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Western and Atlantic Railroad - General Freight Agent - Daily Skeleton Trains Roster

 Series
Identifier: 018-07-063

Scope and Contents

This series, comprising the last half of a small volume titled "Skeleton Book", consists of a daily roster of skeleton trains in 1867. The rosters list: number and type of freight car, notation indicating whether the car was on the train during its departure and return, name of the locomotive, and verification of the conductor. The skeleton trains left a northern station, either Dalton or Chattanooga, and picked up empty cars en route and idle at sidings and returned them to the Atlanta car shop. Each train carried an average of twelve to fourteen cars, and two to three trains departed daily.

Dates

  • Created: 1867

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Unrestricted

Extent

0.50 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement Note

The rosters are arranged chronologically by date of entry but lack an index.

Title
Western and Atlantic Railroad - General Freight Agent - Daily Skeleton Trains Roster
Author
Georgia Archives
Description rules
Local
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Georgia Archives Repository

Contact:
5800 Jonesboro Rd
Morrow GA 30260 United States