Timberman, George M.
Transcription available:
yes
Series:
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Interview Number(s):
__968
__969
Summary:
Introduction: Narrator's family background and its long connection with the coal fields and the railroads of the eastern United States. Main topics: background on the Clinchfield Railroad and its role in industrial development in the Atlantic coast areas; importance of coal traffic to the L&N Railroad; history of the three major coal reserves: eastern Kentucky; western Kentucky; and northern Alabama; coal routes and changes in both railroad and mining technology; description of the major coal types and the uses of each.
Topic(s):
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company, Clinchfield Railroad, Coal--Transportation, Coal, Family histories
