Georgia railways: timetables and miscellany

Descriptive Summary
Title: Georgia railways: timetables and miscellany
Creator: Unknown
Inclusive Dates: 1896-1937
Language(s): English
Extent: 0.5 Linear Feet 1 box
Collection Number: ms2518
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

The Central of Georgia Railway was one of the most significant railroads in the American South and a vital part of Georgia's transportation infrastructure for more than one hundred years. From its start the Central was a classic expression of the developmental American railroad, serving as a leader in the region's economic growth." For more information, see the article Central of Georgia Railway in the New Georgia Encyclopedia.

The Georgia and Florida Railway Company was organized 1906. Its name changed in 1926 to Georgia and Florida Railroad.

Southern Railway existed as a company since 1894; on June 1, 1982 it combined with Norfolk and Western Railway under the banner of Norfolk Southern Corporation.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of timetables and brochures that reflect the development of the railroad centered in or servicing Georgia. Many of the brochures are undated but appear to be from the early 1920s.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Georgia railways : timetables and miscellany, ms2518. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2009 September 11.

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Related Materials and Subjects

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic Railway - Timetable, 1921 April 17

 

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Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic Railway - Timetable, 1921 October 16

 

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Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic Railway - Timetable, 1923 August 1

 

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4

Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic Railway - Timetable, 1924 June 15

 

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5

Central of Georgia Railway - Timetable, 1913 June

 

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Central of Georgia Railway - Timetable, 1921 November

 

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Central of Georgia Railway - Timetable, 1924 June

 

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Central of Georgia Railway - Timetable, 1924 December

 

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Central of Georgia Railway - Timetable, 1929 January

 

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10

Central of Georgia Railway - "The Resources of the South" Brochure

 

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Georgia Railroad - Timetable, 1896 April 14

 

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Georgia Railroad - Timetable, 1921 November 13

 

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13

Georgia Railroad - Timetable, 1924 June 1

 

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14

Georgia Railroad - Timetable, 1924 September 28

 

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15

Georgia & Florida Railway - Timetable, 1921 March 27

 

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Georgia & Florida Railway - Timetable, 1924 December 21

 

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Georgia & Florida Railway - Timetable, 1925 April 28

 

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Georgia & Florida Railway - Timetable, 1937 December 11

 

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19

Georgia & Florida Railway - "The Heart of an Empire" Brochure

 

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20

Georgia, Florida & Alabama  Railway - Timetable, 1921 May 1

 

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21

Georgia, Florida & Alabama Railway - Timetable, 1927 April 13

 

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22

Georgia Southern & Florida Railway - Timetable, 1902 October 8

 

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23

Georgia Southern & Florida Railway - Timetable, 1915 May

 

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24

Louisville & Nashville Railroad - Timetable, 1907 April 1

 

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25

Louisville & Nashville Railroad - Timetable, 1928 October 1

 

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26

Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway - "From Chattanooga to Shellmound"

 

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27

Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway - "Chickamauga & Chattanooga Nat'l Park"

 

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28

Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway - "Cool Mountains of Tennessee"

 

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29

Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway - "Picturesque Battlefields Route"

 

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30

Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway - "Winter in Dixieland" brochures

 

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31

St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad - Timetable, 1913 August

 

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32

Seaboard Air Line Railway - Timetable, 1906 September

 

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33

Seaboard Air Line Railway - Timetable, 1906 November

 

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Seaboard Air Line Railway - Timetable (No. 6), 1915

 

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35

Seaboard Air Line Railway - Timetable (No. 5), 1921 (2 copies)

 

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36

Seaboard Air Line Railway - Timetable (No. 1), 1922

 

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37

Seaboard Air Line Railway - "Golf & Other Winter Sports" Brochure

 

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38

Seaboard Air Line Railway - "Seaboard Game Trails" Brochure

 

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39

Seaboard Air Line Railway - "Wintering in the South" Brochure

 

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Southern Railway - Timetable, 1906 January 8

 

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Southern Railway - Vegetable Tariff, 1912 March 8

 

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Southern Railway - Timetable, 1922 January 22

 

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Southern Railway - Timetable, 1923 December 3

 

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43

Tallulah Falls Railway - "..the Rabun Gap Country" Brochure