Western and Atlantic Railroad - Master of Transportation - Car Shop Mechanics Time Records
Scope and Contents
This series consists of the bound copies of records created by the Superintendent of the Carshop for the time and work performed by the mechanics of the Western & Atlantic Railroad. For each month each worker was assigned a page on which was listed the: (1) days of the month, (2) whether or not a full day's work was performed, (3) upon what task each day's labor was performed, and (4) upon which engine worked. At the bottom of the column the number of days worked was totaled along with the rate and amount of pay due. The number of mechanics working averaged 35 to 45 per month.
Dates
- Created: 1852-1867
Creator
- Western & Atlantic Railroad (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Unrestricted
Extent
2.50 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
The books are listed chronologically by date of year and then by month. However, it is unclear in what order the mechanics were listed. There are no indexes.
- Title
- Western and Atlantic Railroad - Master of Transportation - Car Shop Mechanics Time Records
- Author
- Georgia Archives
- Description rules
- Local
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Georgia Archives Repository
5800 Jonesboro Rd
Morrow GA 30260 United States