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Finding Aid for the Tennessee Central Railroad Collection, 1898-1968


MS-1702

University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN


Encoded by: Elizabeth Dunham, June 23, 2006.

Summary Information
Title: Tennessee Central Railroad Collection

Date/Date Range :   1898-1968

Extent: 3.0 linear feet

Abstract:
This collection contains material relating to the Tennessee Central Railroad, particularly subject files consisting of annual reports and a compilation of correspondence between the auditor for Tennessee Central Railroad and the Statistics Bureau of the Interstate Commerce Commission.

Call number: MS-1702

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Access and Use
Aquisition Information:
This collection is property of the University of Tennessee's Special Collections Library.
Access Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Copyright:
The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of Item], Tennessee Central Railroad Collection, MS-1702. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Arrangement

Collection consists of two boxes.


Biography / History

Originally organized on April 20, 1901 as the Nashville and Clarksville Railroad Company, the corporate name was changed on April 30, 1902 to the Tennessee Central Railroad Company. The change was the result of the 1902 purchase of several Tennessee railroad companies such as the Tennessee Central Railway Company, Cumberland Plateau Railroad Company, Tennessee Central Railway (not same as above) and the Nashville-Knoxville Railroad. Tennessee Central Railroad was a publicly held company.


Collection Scope and Content Note

This collection contains subject files, mostly consisting of annual reports prepared for the Interstate Commerce Commission from 1898 to 1904 and also including 1912. The 1898 and 1899 annual reports are those of the Nashville-Knoxville Railroad Company, which was later purchased by the Tennessee Central Railroad. The 1901 report is that of Tennessee Central Railway, also later purchased by Tennessee Central Railroad. Within these reports, there are detailed financial statements for the year in question. Also notable in this collection is a compilation of correspondence between the auditor for Tennessee Central Railroad and the Statistics Bureau of the Interstate Commerce Commission.

Subject Terms

  • Railroads -- Tennessee.
  • Tennessee Central Railroad Company.
  • Railroads -- United States -- Financial condition.
  • Nashville-Knoxville Railroad Company.
  • Cumberland Plateau Railroad Company.
  • United States. Interstate Commerce Commission.
Contents List
Box   1     Folder   1    
Annual Reports (Nash.-Knox. RR) to Interstate Commerce Commission, 1898 June 30
Box   1     Folder   2    
Annual Report (Nash.-Knox. RR) to ICC, 1899 June 30
Box   1     Folder   3    
Annual Report (Tenn. Central Railway) to ICC, 1901 June 30
Box   1     Folder   4    
Annual Report to ICC, 1902 April 30
Box   1     Folder   5    
Annual Report to ICC, 1902 June 30
Box   1     Folder   6    
Annual Report to ICC, 1903 June 30
Box   1     Folder   7    
Annual Report to ICC, 1904 June 30
Box   1     Folder   8    
Annual Report to ICC, 1912 June 30
Box   1     Folder   9    
Booklet: Instructions Governing Care and Operation of Motor, Hard and Push Cars, 1930
Box   1     Folder   10    
Booklet: Rules and Rates of Pay for Engineers, 1919
Box   1     Folder   11    
Comparative Statement of Operating Expenses, 1903
Box   1     Folder   12    
Correspondence from Interstate Commerce Commission, 1902-1913
Box   1     Folder   13    
Correspondence to Interstate Commerce, 1902-1913
Box   1     Folder   14    
Intracompany Correspondence, 1903
Box   1     Folder   15    
Documents of Company Reorganization, 1968
Box   1     Folder   16    
Documents of Classification of Tonnage Forwarded, undated
Box   1     Folder   17    
Interstate Commerce Commission Regulations on Annual Reports, 1902-1903
Box   1     Folder   18    
Labor Compensation Records, undated
Box   1     Folder   19    
Notices of Receipt of Annual Reports by ICC, 1903-1912
Box   1     Folder   20    
Passenger Car Earning Records, 1904
Box   1     Folder   21    
Passenger Car and Train Milage Records, undated
Box   1     Folder   22    
Misc. Records, undated
Box   1     Folder   23    
Freight Department Tariff File of Division of Rates, 1910-1916
Box   2     Folder   1    
Daily Record of Passenger Receipts at Buffalo Valley Stations, 1935-1942
Box   2     Folder   2    
Financial Records (Daily Journal Entries) of Daily Transactions, 1918