Alabama Great Southern Railroad Company Agreements
Scope and Content
This collection contains five legal agreements relating to the Alabama Great Southern Railroad Company. Included are agreements for the joint use of rail lines with Georgia Pacific Railway; the Anniston & Cincinnati Railroad; and the Cahaba Coal Mining Company. Also included is an agreement with the Georgia Pacific and the South & North Alabama Railroad for the joint construction and operation of Union Passenger Station in Birmingham, Alabama; and a statement regarding an attempt by the Louisville & Nashville Railroad to circumvent its agreement with the constituent companies of the Queen and Crescent Route on passenger traffic rates.
Dates
- Creation: 1887 - 1890
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from Alabama Great Southern Railroad Company Agreements must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Historical Note
The Alabama Great Southern Railroad was established in 1877, through the reorganization of the Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad. Controlling interest in the company was sold in 1890 to the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway and the Richmond and Danville Railroad, and the line eventually became part of the Southern Railway system.
Full Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Five legal agreements of the Alabama Great Southern Railroad Company, relating to the use of routes and facilities and the issue of joint passenger traffic rates.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged chronologically.
Acquisition Information
The Alabama Great Southern Railroad Company Agreements were donated to Special Collections in 2003.
Physical Characteristics
0.1 cu. ft. 1 folder
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Alabama Great Southern Railroad Agreements commenced and was completed in October 2010.
- Title
- A Guide to the Alabama Great Southern Railroad Company Agreements, 1887-1890
- Status
- Completed
- Subtitle
- A collection in Special Collections.
- Author
- John M. Jackson
- Date
- ©2010 By Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu