Yamacraw Village in Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Roundhouse Foreman’s Office
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 6, 2013
1. Roundhouse Foreman’s Office Marker
The foreman gave assignments to the engineers, mechanics, and shop crews from his office.
This office was built in 1926-1927 when the southern half of the Roundhouse was rebuilt to a larger size. The Foreman’s Office occupied the first floor. The second floor contained the engineers’ lockers and lavatory, which provided shower and changing facilities.
This 1945 photograph shows the Roundhouse Foreman’s Office. It features a new system using 700 wooden blocks placed in a grid to track job assignments and locomotive schedules.
Each badge master, brakeman, conductor, engineer, fireman and flagman had a block with his name on it. Every freight, passenger or extra train had its own numbered block. Other blocks were marked with times for trains to depart and crews to report to work. The foreman, night crew dispatcher, and day crew dispatcher arranged the blocks to schedule locomotives and workers along the main line and in the rail yard.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1945.
Location. 32° 4.549′ N, 81° 6.066′ W. Marker is in Savannah, Georgia, in Chatham County. It is in Yamacraw Village. Marker is on Louisville Road, on the left when traveling east. Marker is located at the Georgia State
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Roundhouse (within shouting distance of this marker); To Arms (within shouting distance of this marker); Memorial To The American Revolution (within shouting distance of this marker); George Clymer (within shouting distance of this marker); Mills Murphree (within shouting distance of this marker); Samuel Elbert (within shouting distance of this marker); To Honor Our Patriot Ancestors (within shouting distance of this marker); Peter Tondee (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Savannah.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 6, 2013
2. Roundhouse Foreman’s Office Marker
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 6, 2013
3. Marker at the Georgia State Railroad Museum
The Roundhouse Foreman’s Office marker can be seen on the building on the left.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 6, 2013
4. Roundhouse Foreman’s Office Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 354 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 20, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
