| | Thumbnail | | Creator | Date | Title / Author / Date / Location | Price | | | Description |
| 5012 |  | Details | Atlantic Coastline Railroad Company | 1939 |
| Lot of 2 very rare Atlantic Coastline Railroad Florida Track Charts |
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Atlantic Coastline Railroad Company |
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| 1939 |
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| $950.00 | Atlantic-Coastline-Railroad-Company | Lot-of-2-very-rare-Atlantic-Coastline-Railroad-Florida-Track-Charts | Lot of two rare condensed books of profile maps, or track charts providing unique, detailed data for a cross-section of Florida traversed by the Atlantic Coastline Railway. The two books were intended for use only within the railway system and include:
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<li>Northbound and southbound mainline of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company between Richmond, Virginia and Jacksonville, Florida.</li>
<li>Track charts of A. C. L. R. R. feeder lines including Dunnellon to Wilcox, Trilby to St. Petersburg, Uceta to Tampa, and other routes.</li>
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By the Office of the Chief Engineer for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company ca. 1938. Profiles are printed via the cyanotype process (blueprint). Numerous manuscript edits in red to maintain track profiles and routes current over time.
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Provides a mile by mile detailed record of the path of the A.C.L.R.R. as it made its way south along the Atlantic Coast region and within Florida, for the routes noted above. Most of the data provided in these profiles are unavailable elsewhere and include:
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<li>Track weight per linear foot and year track was laid</li>
<li>Milepost number</li>
<li>Direction of the line via compass heading for sub-segments of the line</li>
<li>Slope of the grade for each sub-segment</li>
<li>Details about every opening beneath the railway including drainage pipes, bridges, arches, and boxes</li>
<li>County boundaries</li>
<li>Town and village names</li>
<li>Locations of railway infrastructure (freight depots, passenger stations, and signals) </li>
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Charts are paginated in booklet format. Charts are blank on verso. |