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This is a page from January 1970 from the register book at Americus GA. I "rescued" several of these books in the early 1980's from the abandoned freight depot (now torn down) in Americus. While I do not have an employee timetable for the 1970's I do have a 1967 edition and it helps shed a little light so as to better understand the information here. Americus was a bit tricky. Timetable directions indicate that a train traveling from Columbus to Albany was considered eastbound from Columbus to Americus and was shown as westbound from Americus to Albany. Therefore trains traveling from Columbus to Albany would leave Columbus as an even numbered train, since westbounds and northbound trains were assigned even numbers, but would get a new number at Americus due to now heading west since westbounds and southbound trains are traditionally odd numbered trains. The process was reversed on trains traveling from Albany to Columbus. Therefore train #64 from Columbus to Albany became #65 at Americus. Train #66 became #67, #52 became #53, and #50 became #51. Check the eastbound and westbound registers for the same day and you will see that the engine numbers and crews stay the same only the numbers change. As further information #'s 64, 65, 66, and 67 appear to be freights while #52/53 appear to be the City of Miami. Note the IC locomotive numbers and the consist showing 14 cars. #50 and #51 appear to be the Seminole. Did the Seminole come off at the end of this month?? Again note the locomotive numbers and the consist. #83 and #84 is a local that operated between Americus and Eufaula via Smithville. Of interest is there is no entry for trains that traveled between Albany and Macon. I'm not sure if perhaps there was another book they would use to register or if they were not required to register. The work extra that shows up as working between Hope and the MP H250 was actually a local that went toward the Macon side to work a bauxite mine and return to Americus. Finally as information, the station Opto was actually the Albany end of double track while Hope is now known as BV&E Jct. I hope you find this as interesting as I do.....a glimpse into railroading in the past. |
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This is a page from January 1970 from the register book at Americus GA. I "rescued" several of these books in the early 1980's from the abandoned freight depot (now torn down) in Americus. While I do not have an employee timetable for the 1970's I do have a 1967 edition and it helps shed a little light so as to better understand the information here. Americus was a bit tricky. Timetable directions indicate that a train traveling from Columbus to Albany was considered eastbound from Columbus to Americus and was shown as westbound from Americus to Albany. Therefore trains traveling from Columbus to Albany would leave Columbus as an even numbered train, since westbounds and northbound trains were assigned even numbers, but would get a new number at Americus due to now heading west since westbounds and southbound trains are traditionally odd numbered trains. The process was reversed on trains traveling from Albany to Columbus. Therefore train #64 from Columbus to Albany became #65 at Americus. Train #66 became #67, #52 became #53, and #50 became #51. Check the eastbound and westbound registers for the same day and you will see that the engine numbers and crews stay the same only the numbers change. As further information #'s 64, 65, 66, and 67 appear to be freights while #52/53 appear to be the City of Miami. Note the IC locomotive numbers and the consist showing 14 cars. #50 and #51 appear to be the Seminole. Did the Seminole come off at the end of this month?? Again note the locomotive numbers and the consist. #83 and #84 is a local that operated between Americus and Eufaula via Smithville. Of interest is there is no entry for trains that traveled between Albany and Macon. I'm not sure if perhaps there was another book they would use to register or if they were not required to register. The work extra that shows up as working between Hope and the MP H250 was actually a local that went toward the Macon side to work a bauxite mine and return to Americus. Finally as information, the station Opto was actually the Albany end of double |
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This is a page from the February 1970 register book at Americus GA and appears to show the effects of a nearly complete renumbering of trains. The City of Miami is now numbered #13/14 (Note on 2/17 it appears to be powered by the CofG's very own #812). Other changes include a change in timetable directions. Albany to Columbus is now considered westbound while trains traveling from Albany to Macon now change timetable direction at Americus and are considered eastbound from Americus to Macon. Therefore #125 becomes #190 and #189 becomes #126 for trains traveling between Macon and Albany. #83 and #84 keep their numbers and continue as a local operating between Americus and Eufaula via Smithville. I went to work for Southern in 1981 and many of the people shown on these pages were still at Southern when I went to work there. Their names have special meaning for me and fond memories. "Browning" was Ray Browning who also worked the local from Albany to Dothan, which passed through my hometown of Hilton GA, and was probably the person most responsible for me becoming the railfan I am today. He passed away not long after I went to work for Southern in 1981. "Hinson" is Jack Hinson, "Yarbrough" is Grady Paul Yarbrough who told me of how his first job on the railroad was firing a steam locomotive from Albany down to Dothan. "Dorsey" is David Dorsey. "Thompson" is Jimmy Thompson, a bear of a man who died of a heart attack while playing softball. Intersting stuff.....thought some might like it. |
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This is a page from the February 1970 register book at Americus GA and appears to show the effects of a nearly complete renumbering of trains. The City of Miami is now numbered #13/14 (Note on 2/17 it appears to be powered by the CofG's very own #812). Other changes include a change in timetable directions. Albany to Columbus is now considered westbound while trains traveling from Albany to Macon now change timetable direction at Americus and are considered eastbound from Americus to Macon. Therefore #125 becomes #190 and #189 becomes #126 for trains traveling between Macon and Albany. #83 and #84 keep their numbers and continue as a local operating between Americus and Eufaula via Smithville. I went to work for Southern in 1981 and many of the people shown on these pages were still at Southern when I went to work there. Their names have special meaning for me and fond memories. "Browning" was Ray Browning who also worked the local from Albany to Dothan, which passed through my hometown of Hilton GA, and was probably the person most responsible for me becoming the railfan I am today. He passed away not long after I went to work for Southern in 1981. "Hinson" is Jack Hinson, "Yarbrough" is Grady Paul Yarbrough who told me of how his first job on the railroad was firing a steam locomotive from Albany down to Dothan. "Dorsey" is David Dorsey. "Thompson" is Jimmy Thompson, a bear of a man who died of a heart attack while playing softball. Intersting stuff.....thought some might like it. |
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GSWR 1900 leads the GSWR Columbus-Albany road train through Americus on NS trackage rights. GSWR operated the Columbus to Americus line and used NS track to reach the wye at Smithville, GA to access the GAAB to Eufala and Bainbridge. |
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GSWR road train runs by the Americus agency in the late 1990s headed to Smithville, GA and its own trackage. GSWR did contract hauling for NS out of Columbus, GA. The train would stop at Americus to pick up and continue south. |
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