"June 29, 1947, MAN O' WAR, the first all Georgia streamliner, was
placed in service last week by the Central of Georgia Railway
between Columbus and Atlanta on a schedule of two round trips
daily. Two chair cars, a baggage-passenger car and a
tavern-observation car (called
the Fort Benning), with a total seating capacity of 208, make up
the new train."
Atlanta Journal Aug 19, 1956.
One Survivor in Tragic Train Collision!
Nine trainmen were killed yesterday in a rear end collision of
two trains near Moreland Georgia. At press time, the information
was still quite sketchy. The survivor was the engineer on the #427
headed northward towards Atlanta carrying high rise building
materials and coal. According to him, his train was stopped due to
air pressure problems in the train line. The rest of his crew was
in the process of locating and resolving the problem. He said his
train had been stopped for thirty-five minutes prior to the impact
at 7:25 PM EST. All safety precautions had been taken by his
flagman to protect the rear of the train.
The #1601, northbound to the Newnan Depot at the intersection of
Morris and Popular roads, was following carrying mill supplies and
coal. The flagman's logbook from the #1601, was found in the
wreckage, with an entry of clearing Greenville Junction at 7:09:10
PM EST. This put the #1601 on schedule, well behind the #427.
Railway investigators said it will take time to determine the
cause. This is a perfectly straight and level stretch of single
track. Weather most likely will be ruled out, as it was a fairly
clear evening with only slight fog. Excessive speed has already
been ruled out. Within the wreckage of the lead engine of the
#1601, the speedometer was found pinned at 54.5 mph. This is
consistent with the currant posted limit of 55mph. No indications
of air brakes having been set, were found on the #1601. This means
no emergency measures to stop the train were taken. It's still to
soon after this tragic accident, one can only speculate what
happened to the engine crew of the #1601 just prior to the
collision.
A few assumptions must be made for this cache. 1.Degrees are
true, not magnetic. 2.The rail bed is perfectly straight & flat
(I know, unlikely in Georgia) 3.Datum used is WGS-84.
Please remember keep the cache completly covered like/or
better than you found it.
Congratulations to P4
for the FTF!
Check out the
Nancy Hanks II train, or my
Depot cache.
Caches are placed to be found so if you’re having troubles
with this puzzle feel free to contact me for a
“nudge”.