Baggage Express Car Southern Railway 518 - Union Station - Albany, GA - Static Train Cars on Waymarking.com

This Baggage Car is on display at the Thronateeska Heritage Center, Union Station History Museum. Union Station is located at the end of W Roosevelt Ave, east of Washington St in Albany, GA.

The first piece of railroad rolling stock in Thronateeska Heritage Center's collection was baggage express car No. 518. Donated to the museum in 1977 by Southern Railway, the car was built for SR in 1939 by Bethlehem Steel. The exterior of the car is painted as it was in the early 1940'S.

Baggage cars were most often found in passenger trains near the locomotive, and because of this became known as "head-end" cars. Passengers did not ride in baggage cars, but their luggage would be stored there until they arrived at their destination. The interior was outfitted with racks to hold packages, parcels and passenger's luggage. This particular car was used by Railway Express Agency (REA), the FedEx or UPS of its day, to carry special shipment packages from city to city.

On the inside is a large HO scale model train layout. The layout was built beginning in 1995 to replace exhibits damaged in the 1994 flood. It is open on Saturdays and at other times by appointment for groups of 10 or more.

Source: Brochure from the Thronateeska Heritage Foundation, Inc (visit link)

History Museum Hours
Thursday through Saturday
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Admission is free to the public

Type of train car: Baggage Car Location: Museum display Price (In local currency): 0.00 Interaction allowed: no Visiting hours: From: 10:00 AM To: 4:00 PM

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