Guide to the A. Crane Jones collection of railroad timetables, track charts, and other material, 1939-1985

Collection Number MC 57

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Collection Information
Abstract:

Employee timetables, track charts, and other material from railroads in the southeastern and midwestern United States. Items are dated between 1939 and 1985. All of the material, except the map of the Port of Charleston, comes from companies that eventually merged into CSX Corporation.

A graduate of North Carolina State University, A. Crane Jones was senior vice president of CSX Corporation when he retired in 1989. CSX Corporation was formed in 1980 by the merger of the Chessie System and Seaboard Coast Line Industries. Each of these companies had been formed by earlier mergers involving the Seaboard System Railroad, Seaboard Air Line Railroad, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Louisville and Nashville Railroad, and other companies.

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Descriptive Summary

Repository

North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center

Creator

Jones, A. Crane

Title

A. Crane Jones collection of railroad timetables, track charts, and other material, 1939-1985

Call Number

MC 57

Extent

4.5 linear feet, 9 archival boxes

Location

For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff.

Language of Material

English

Information for Users

Restrictions to Access

This collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice.
Acquisitions Information

Received from A. Crane Jones of Jacksonville, Florida in 1995 (Accession 2005-0014).
Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], A. Crane Jones collection of railroad timetables, track charts, and other material, MC 57, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
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Processing Information

Processed by Linda Sellars, 2006 January

Encoded by Linda Sellars, 2006 January

Historical Note


After a railroad career spanning forty-five years, A. Crane Jones retired in 1989 as senior vice president of the CSX Corporation. Jones graduated from North Carolina State University in 1951 with a B.S. in civil engineering. He served in the United States Army during World War II. Following his retirement from CSX, Jones dedicated himself to organizations serving Jacksonville, Florida, and actively supported many N.C. State University endeavors. Jones died in April 2001 and was survived by his wife Jane, their children, and grandchildren.

In 2006, CSX Corporation, based in Jacksonville, Florida, owns companies providing rail, intermodal and rail-to-truck transload services connecting more than 70 river, ocean and lake ports, as well as more than 200 short line railroads. Its principal operating company, CSX Transportation Inc. (CSXT), operates the largest railroad in the eastern United States with a 22,000-mile rail network linking commercial markets in 23 states, the District of Columbia, and two Canadian provinces. CSXT headquarters are in Jacksonville, Florida.

CSX Corporation was formed in 1980 by the merger of the Chessie System and Seaboard Coast Line Industries. Seaboard Coast Line Industries owned the Seaboard System Railroad, which had absorbed the former Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Louisville and Nashville Railroad and Seaboard Air Line Railroad, as well as several smaller subsidiaries.

The Seaboard System Railroad was created in 1982 as a result of CSX Corporation merging its subsidiaries Seaboard Coast Line Railroad (SCL) and Louisville and Nashville Railroad (L&N). The railroad only existed for four years, becoming part of CSX Transportation in 1986. The Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway merged into the Louisville and Nashville Railroad August 30, 1957. The Monon Railroad merged into the Louisville and Nashville Railroad July 31, 1971. The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, of which part had been used by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, sold that portion to CSX Transportation in 1991. On September 11, 1992, CSX Transportation bought the rest of the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad through the Three Rivers Railway.

Scope and Content Note


Employee timetables, track charts, and other material from railroads in the southeastern and midwestern United States. Items are dated between 1939 and 1985. All of the material, except the map of the Port of Charleston, comes from companies that eventually merged into CSX Corporation. The Port of Charleston is served by CSX.

Employee timetables govern the day-to-day operation of the railroad, giving information about stations, mileposts, speed limits, equipment restrictions, and more.

Track charts diagram grade, curvature, track configuration, stations, bridges, crossovers, grade crossings, rail yards, and some structures.

Organization of the Collection


The collection is organized into twelve series, one for each company represented.

Online Catalog Terms


The following terms have been used to index the guide to the collection in the NCSU Library's online catalog.

Corporate Entities

  • Chessie System, inc.
  • CSX Corporation
  • Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad Company
  • Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
  • Nashville, Chattanooga, and St. Louis Railway
  • Louisville Henderson and St. Louis Railway Company
  • Monon (Railroad)
  • Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Company
  • Port of Charleston
  • Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
  • Seaboard System Railroad
  • Tennessee Central Railroad Company
  • Winston-Salem Southbound Railway Company

Topics

  • Railroads--Middle West--History
  • Railroads--Southern states--History

Detailed Description of the Collection


  • MC 57 Series 1:Chessie System Railroads, 1980-1985


    0.75 linear feet, 1.5 archival boxes

    Employee timetables, 1980-1985, of divisions of the Chessie System Railroads.

    • Akron Division Timetable No. 3, 1982 Apr. 1 [MC 57 Series 1 Box 1 , Folder 1]
    • Chicago Terminal Division Timetable No. 3, 1983 Jan. 1 [MC 57 Series 1 Box 1 , Folder 2]
    • Maryland Division Timetable No. 5, 1985 Nov. 1 [MC 57 Series 1 Box 1 , Folder 3]
    • Michigan Division Canadian Distric Timetable No. 2, 1982 Sep. 1 [MC 57 Series 1 Box 1 , Folder 4]
    • Michigan Division Timetable No. 3, 1984 Sep. 1 [MC 57 Series 1 Box 1 , Folder 5]
    • Monongah Division Timetable No. 4, 1983 Feb. 1 [MC 57 Series 1 Box 1 , Folder 6]
    • Ohio Division Timetable No. 2, 1980 Jul. 1 [MC 57 Series 1 Box 1 , Folder 7]
    • Ohio Division Timetable No. 4, 1984 Aug. 1 [MC 57 Series 1 Box 1 , Folder 8]
    • Pennsylvania Division Timetable No. 4, 1982 Oct. 1 [MC 57 Series 1 Box 1 , Folder 9]
    • Queensgate Yard Field Manual, 1980? [MC 57 Series 1 Box 1 , Folder 10]
    • Virginia Division Newport News and Norfolk Terminal Timetable No. 2, 1980 Jul. 1 [MC 57 Series 1 Box 1 , Folder 11]
    • Virginia Division Timetable No. 4, 1985 May 1 [MC 57 Series 1 Box 1 , Folder 12]
    • West Virginia Division Timetable No. 2, 1980 July 1 [MC 57 Series 1 Box 2 , Folder 1]
    • West Virginia Division Timetable No. 4, 1984 Nov. 1 [MC 57 Series 01 Box 2 , Folder 2]
    • Western Division Business Unit Timetable No.1, 1983 Oct. 1 [MC 57 Series 01 Box 2 , Folder 3]
    • Western Division Timetable No. 3, 1980 July 1 [MC 57 Series 01 Box 2 , Folder 4]

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  • MC 57 Series 2:Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad, undated


    0.25 linear feet, 0.5 archival box

    Undated track charts of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad.

    • Track chart, Chicago to Evansville, undated [MC 57 Series 02 Box 2 , Folder 5]
    • Track chart, Cissna Jct. to Cissna Park, Rossville Jct. to Judyville, O.C. Jct. to Brazil, undated [MC 57 Series 02 Box 2 , Folder 6]
    • Track chart, Mt. Vernon Jct. to Mt. Vernon, Evansville Ind. Belt, Evansville Ind. Union Track, undated [MC 57 Series 02 Box 2 , Folder 7]

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  • MC 57 Series 3:Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company, 1939-1971


    1.5 linear feet, 3 archival boxes

    Condensed profiles, 1939-1971 and undated, of track of divisions and subdivisions of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company.

    • Alabama and Florida Division Condensed Profile, 1964 Feb. [MC 57 Series 03 Box 2 , Folder 8]
    • Alabama Mineral Division Huntsville Branch No. 2 Condensed Profile, 1949 Aug. [MC 57 Series 03 Box 2 , Folder 9]
    • Atlanta Division Condensed Profile, 1954 Feb. [MC 57 Series 03 Box 3 , Folder 1]
    • Bardstown Branch Louisville Division Condensed Profile, 1940 [MC 57 Series 03 Box 3 , Folder 2]
    • Birmingham Mineral Division Condensed Profile, 1959 Apr. [MC 57 Series 03 Box 3 , Folder 3]
    • Cincinnati Division Cincinnati to Corbin-Paris-Maysville Branch Condensed Profile, 1960 May [MC 57 Series 03 Box 3 , Folder 4]
    • Cincinnati Division Louisville to Cincinnati Condensed Profile, 1942 Aug. [MC 57 Series 03 Box 3 , Folder 5]
    • Cincinnati Division Louisville to Cincinnati Condensed Profile, 1971 July [MC 57 Series 03 Box 3 , Folder 6]
    • Cumberland Valley Division Condensed Profile, 1950 May [MC 57 Series 03 Box 3 , Folder 7]
    • Eastern Kentucky Division Condensed Profile, 1959 Jan. [MC 57 Series 03 Box 3 , Folder 8]
    • Florence and Sheffield Sub-Division Condensed Profile, 1959 Feb. [MC 57 Series 03 Box 3 , Folder 9]
    • Foley Branch Condensed Profile, 1970 Jan. [MC 57 Series 03 Box 4 , Folder 1]
    • Glasgow Railway Louisville Division Condensed Profile, 1940 [MC 57 Series 03 Box 4 , Folder 2]
    • Henderson Division Condensed Profile, 1961 Nov. [MC 57 Series 03 Box 4 , Folder 3]
    • Knoxville Division Condensed Profile, 1958 Mar. [MC 57 Series 03 Box 4 , Folder 4]
    • Lebanon Branch and Greensburg Branch Condensed Profile, 1959 July [MC 57 Series 03 Box 4 , Folder 5]
    • Lewisburg Division Radnor Cut-off Condensed Profile, 1969 May [MC 57 Series 03 Box 4 , Folder 6]
    • Louisville Terminals Condensed Profile, 1939 Oct. [MC 57 Series 03 Box 4 , Folder 7]
    • Main Stem 1st and 2nd Divisions Scottsville and Hartsville Branches Condensed Profile, 1942 Feb. [MC 57 Series 03 Box 4 , Folder 8]
    • Main Stem 1st and 2nd Divisions Scottsville and Hartsville Branches Condensed Profile, 1942 Feb. [MC 57 Series 03 Box 4 , Folder 9]
    • Memphis Branch Lou. Div. Condensed Profile, 1953 Mar. [MC 57 Series 03 Box 4 , Folder 10]
    • Montgomery to Mobile Sub-Division Condensed Profile, 1964 Feb. [MC 57 Series 03 Box 5 , Folder 1]
    • Nashville to Decatur Condensed Profile, 1959 Apr. [MC 57 Series 03 Box 5 , Folder 2]
    • New Orleans to Mobile Sub-Division Condensed Profile, 1960 Sept. [MC 57 Series 03 Box 5 , Folder 3]
    • Owensboro Division and BR'S Condensed Profile, 1949 Nov. [MC 57 Series 03 Box 5 , Folder 4]
    • Pensacola Division Condensed Profile, 1964 Jan. [MC 57 Series 03 Box 5 , Folder 5]
    • Pensacola and Atlantic Sub-Division and Yellow River Branch Condensed Profile, 1971 Oct. [MC 57 Series 03 Box 5 , Folder 7]
    • South and North Alabama R.R. Condensed Profile, 1959 Apr. [MC 57 Series 03 Box 5 , Folder 8]
    • Southern Alabama Sub-Division and Myrtlewood Branch Condensed Profile, 1964 Feb. [MC 57 Series 03 Box 5 , Folder 9]
    • Southern Alabama Sub-Division and Myrtlewood Branch Condensed Profile, 1964 Feb. [MC 57 Series 03 Box 5 , Folder 9]

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  • MC 57 Series 4:Louisville Henderson and St. Louis Railroad, 1961


    1 folder

    Condensed profile, 1961, of the Souisville Henderson and St. Louis Railroad.

    • Condensed Profile, 1961 Feb. [MC 57 Series 04 Box 5 , Folder 10]

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  • MC 57 Series 5:Monon Railroad, undated


    1 folder

    Condensed profile and track chart of the Monon Railroad.

    • Condensed Profile and Track Chart, undated [MC 57 Series 05 Box 5 , Folder 11]

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  • MC 57 Series 6:Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway, undated


    10 folders

    Undated profile and aligments of divisions of the Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway.

    • Atlanta Division Main Line Profile and Alignment, undated [MC 57 Series 06 Box 5 , Folder 12]
    • Chattanooga Division Main Line profile nd Alignment, undated [MC 57 Series 06 Box 6 , Folder 1]
    • Columbia Branch Huntsville Division Profile and Alignment, undated [MC 57 Series 06 Box 6 , Folder 2]
    • Huntsville Branch Huntsville Division Profile and Alignment, undated [MC 57 Series 06 Box 6 , Folder 3]
    • Nashville Division Main Line Profile and Alignment, undated [MC 57 Series 06 Box 6 , Folder 4]
    • Paducah & Memphis Division Main Line Profile and Alignment, undated [MC 57 Series 06 Box 6 , Folder 5]
    • Sequatchie Val. Br. Chattanooga Division Profile and Alignment, undated [MC 57 Series 06 Box 6 , Folder 6]
    • Tracy City Branch Chattanooga Division Profile and Alignment, undated [MC 57 Series 06 Box 6 , Folder 7]
    • Shelbyville Branch Chattanooga Division Profile and Alignment, undated [MC 57 Series 06 Box 6 , Folder 8]
    • Sparta Branch Huntsville Division Profile and Alignment, undated [MC 57 Series 06 Box 6 , Folder 9]

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  • MC 57 Series 7:Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, 1982 and undated


    4 folders

    An employee timetable, 1982, and three undated track charts of the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad.

    • Time Table No. 1, 1982 April 1 [MC 57 Series 07 Box 6 , Folder 10]
    • Monongahela Branch Track Chart, undated [MC 57 Series 07 Box 6 , Folder 11]
    • P & LE Division and Branches Track Chart, undated [MC 57 Series 07 Box 6 , Folder 12]
    • Youghiogheny Branch Track Chart, undated [MC 57 Series 07 Box 6 , Folder 13]

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  • MC 57 Series 8:Port of Charleston, undated


    1 folder

    Undated map of the port of Charleston.

    • Map of Port of Charleston, undated [MC 57 Series 08 Box 6 , Folder 14]

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  • MC 57 Series 9:Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, 1977


    8 folders

    Condensed profiles, 1977, of divisions of the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad.

    • Atlanta Division. Condensed Profiles, 1977 January [MC 57 Series 09 Box 6 , Folder 15]
    • Florence Division. Condensed Profiles, 1977 January [MC 57 Series 09 Box 7 , Folder 1]
    • Jacksonville Division. Condensed Profiles, 1977 January [MC 57 Series 09 Box 7 , Folder 2]
    • Raleigh Division. Condensed Profiles, 1977 January [MC 57 Series 09 Box 7 , Folder 3]
    • Rocky Mount Division. Condensed Profiles, 1977 January [MC 57 Series 09 Box 7 , Folder 4]
    • Savannah Division. Condensed Profiles, 1977 January [MC 57 Series 09 Box 8 , Folder 1]
    • Tampa Division. Condensed Profiles, 1977 January [MC 57 Series 09 Box 8 , Folder 2]
    • Waycross Division. Condensed Profiles, 1977 January [MC 57 Series 09 Box 8 , Folder 3]

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  • MC 57 Series 10:Seaboard System Railroad, 1983-1984


    0.25 linear feet, 0.5 archival box

    Employee timetables, 1983-1984, of divisions of the Seaboard System Railroad.

    • Atlanta Division Timetable No. 1, 1983 October 30 [MC 57 Series 10 Box 8 , Folder 4]
    • Birmingham Division Timetable No. 1, 1983 October 30 [MC 57 Series 10 Box 8 , Folder 5]
    • Clinchfield Division Timetable No. 1, 1983 October 30 [MC 57 Series 10 Box 8 , Folder 6]
    • Corbin Division Timetable No. 1, 1983 October 30 [MC 57 Series 10 Box 8 , Folder 7]
    • Evansville Division Timetable No. 1, 1983 October 30 [MC 57 Series 10 Box 8 , Folder 8]
    • Florence Division Timetable No. 2, 1984 April 29 [MC 57 Series 10 Box 8 , Folder 9]
    • Jacksonville Division Timetable No. 2, 1984 April 29 [MC 57 Series 10 Box 9 , Folder 1]
    • Louisville Division Timetable No. 1, 1983 October 30 [MC 57 Series 10 Box 9 , Folder 2]
    • Nashville Division Timetable No. 1, 1983 October 30 [MC 57 Series 10 Box 9 , Folder 3]
    • Raleigh Division Timetable No. 2, 1984 April 29 [MC 57 Series 10 Box 9 , Folder 4]
    • Savannah Division Timetable No. 2, 1984 April 29 [MC 57 Series 10 Box 9 , Folder 5]
    • Tampa Division Timetable No. 2, 1984 April 29 [MC 57 Series 10 Box 9 , Folder 6]

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  • MC 57 Series 11:Tennessee Central Railroad Company, undated


    1 folder

    Profile and alignment, undated, of the eastern division main line of the Tennessee Central Railroad Company.

    • Eastern Division Main Line Profile and Alignment, undated [MC 57 Series 11 Box 9 , Folder 7]

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  • MC 57 Series 12:Winston-Salem Southbound Railway Company, 1984


    1 folder

    Employee timetable, 1984, of the Winston-Salem Southbound Railway Company.

    • Time Table No. 1, 1984 July 16 [MC 57 Series 12 Box 9 , Folder 8]

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