National Archives at Atlanta

OFFICE OF DEFENSE TRANSPORTATION [ODT],
RECORD GROUP 219

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Coordinated and directed the utilization of domestic transportation facilities during World War II. Alleviated postwar freight car shortages, operated seized transportation properties, and handled unsettled claims.

dining Car Discrimination May 10, 1942 View	This letter, from Frank Adair to the Louisville and Nashville Rail Road in 1942, describes being denied access to the dining car... Tags: African Americans \| Georgia \| Louisiana \| Railroads \| World War II
Dining Car Discrimination June 12, 1942 View	This letter, on NAACP letterhead, refers to the complaint of Frank B. Adair who was denied access to the dining car on the "Crescent Limited"... Tags: African Americans \| New York \| Railroads \| Washington D.C. \| World War II
Segregated Train Depot May 6, 1943 View	This letter is a request from the Louisville and Nashville Railroad to expand Montgomery Depot because of the increased presence Tags: African Americans \| Alabama \| Railroads \| World War II
Mikado Specifications ca. 1943 View	This document shows a diagram of a Mikado-type (also known as a "Mike"), 2-8-2 steam locomotive with general builder's specifications... Tags: Railroads \| World War II
Locomotives on Order December 1, 1943 View	This is a list of steam locomotives on order or delivered from ALCO, Baldwin, Lima, and other railroad shops to railroad companies... Tags: Railroads \| World War II
AL, Tn, & N. Railroad May 9, 1944 View	This letter requests the delivery of two diesel locomotives, while stating problems with the continued use of steam locomotives... Tags: Alabama \| Railroads \| World War II
Atlanta Area Railroads March 22, 1934 View	This map depicts railroads in the Atlanta Terminal area in 1934. It was created by the Office of Chief Engineer, Southern Railway System... Tags: Georgia \| Map \| Railroads \| World War II
Train Collision August 31, 1943 View	Increased traffic on the railways brought more accidents, like the one described by this Western Union telegram... Tags: North Carolina \| Railroads \| World War II
Steam LocoMotives October 3, 1943 View	This letter addresses the complaints of the Gulf, Mobile, and Ohio Railroad upon hearing that their request for new diesel locomotives... Tags: Alabama \| Railroads \| World War II
Alabama coal Strike October 20, 1943 View	This memo describes 19,000 coal miners striking in Northern Alabama, October 20, 1943... Tags: Alabama \| Labor \| World War II