Duluth in Gwinnett County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Passenger Coach No. 3780
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, January 6, 2018
1. Passenger Coach No. 3780 Marker
This all-steel passenger coach was built for the Southern Railway System by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation in 1924. It has a seating capacity of 72. Withdrawn from service in 1959 for presentation by the Southern Railway System to this rail transportation museum, it represents the transition from wooden coaches of earlier days to the luxurious streamlined passenger coaches of today.
Atlanta Chapter, National Railway Historical Society - 1960
Erected 1960 by Atlanta Chapter, National Railway Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1924.
Location. 33° 59.307′ N, 84° 9.325′ W. Marker is in Duluth, Georgia, in Gwinnett County. It can be reached from Unnamed road west of Peachtree Road. This marker was probably originally mounted outside next to the the Passenger Coach No. 3780. It is now found in the Main Exhibit Hall at the Southern Railway Museum. It is behind an antique Checker Cab and an exhibit on 'Atlanta Scenes'. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address:
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Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont and in Metro Atlanta. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Steam Locomotion at High Tide! (here, next to this marker); Spreader #JX635 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The History of the Miniature Train Company (about 300 feet away); Home of Alice Harrell Strickland - Georgia's First Woman Mayor (approx. 1½ miles away); Peachtree Road (approx. 1.7 miles away); State R.R. Survey (approx. 2.7 miles away); "Holy Row" (approx. 4.4 miles away); The Historic Norcross Cotton Gin (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, January 6, 2018
2. Passenger Coach No. 3780 Marker
The marker is here behind an antique taxi, together with the "Steam Locomotion at High Tide!" marker.
Also see . . . Passenger Coach No. 3780/New Georgia 1104. At some point the passenger coach's designation changed to "New Georgia 1104". It is on display at the Southern Railway Museum as the "New Georgia 1104" and not as the "3780". It is just north of the Main Exhibit Hall. (Submitted on February 8, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.)
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, January 6, 2018
3. Passenger Coach No. 3780 Marker detail
The top of the marker is inscribed with 'm 836'.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2018. It was originally submitted on February 8, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 389 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 8, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
