Railroad tracks -- Design and construction
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Atlanta Transit System, Inc. photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS507
Scope and Contents
This collection contains images from a photo album of Atlanta Transit System construction scenes around Atlanta, Georgia. Included are scenes of workers (primarily African American workers) constructing trolley lines in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Also included are unidentified street scenes, trolley cars, rail bridges, and an unidentified mill in Atlanta, Georgia.
Dates:
approximately 1890-1920
Southern Railway records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1257
Scope and Contents
This collection contains records created by Southern Railway, and records created by its predecessor railroads, railways, and companies. Records include annual financial and inspection reports, meeting minute proceedings, construction contracts, correspondence, publications, and company ephemera.The bulk of the materials are Southern Railway contracts and the predecessor records. More than 3,000 contracts illustrate the history of the company through the construction of train...
Dates:
1828-1996, undated