- Collection:
- Western and Atlantic Railroad Records, 1836-1870
- Title:
- Western and Atlantic Railroad Superintendent’s Outgoing Correspondence, 1856-1867
- Date of Original:
- 1856
- Subject:
- Western & Atlantic Railroad
Railroads--United States--Georgia
Railroads and state--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- documents (object genre)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Western and Atlantic Railroad Superintendent’s Outgoing Correspondence, 1856-1867
The Superintendent was the Chief Executive Officer for the Western and Atlantic as the Chief Engineer was for the railroad during its period of construction and acquisition of equipment. Correspondence deals with cultivation of new business, missed contract opportunities, efforts to recover lost freight or passenger traffic, sale of salvage or worn-out equipment, rates and charges, cooperation with connecting railroads, and use of technological innovations. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://cdm17154.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/warr/id/988
- IIIF manifest:
- http://cdm17154.contentdm.oclc.org/iiif/2/warr:988/manifest.json
- Original Collection:
- Outgoing Correspondence, Superintendent, Western and Atlantic Railroad, RG 18-2-4, Georgia Archives
Western and Atlantic Railroad Records - Holding Institution:
- Georgia Archives
- Rights:
-
