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November 12, 1849
Lynchburg Virginian
Lynchburg, Virginia
What is this article about?
Record-breaking freight day on Western Railroad from East Albany depot: over 10,000 barrels flour, plus apples, cheese, wool, butter, beef; eight trains, $5,423 receipts—largest since road built.
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A Rousing Day's Work on the Western Rail road.-
The agent of the western Rail-road has furnished us with the following statement of the amount of freight started on Monday from their depot at East Albany :
10,053 barrels of flour.
942
do of apples.
1,405
boxes of cheese.
75
bales of wool.
1,159 firkins of butter.
958 barrels of beef.
Eight trains, with 361 cars, were sent East, The receipts for freight were $5,423. This is the largest of any day since the road was built.—Albany Evening Journal.
The agent of the western Rail-road has furnished us with the following statement of the amount of freight started on Monday from their depot at East Albany :
10,053 barrels of flour.
942
do of apples.
1,405
boxes of cheese.
75
bales of wool.
1,159 firkins of butter.
958 barrels of beef.
Eight trains, with 361 cars, were sent East, The receipts for freight were $5,423. This is the largest of any day since the road was built.—Albany Evening Journal.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Railroad Freight
East Albany
Record Shipment
Western Railroad
Where did it happen?
East Albany
Story Details
Location
East Albany
Event Date
Monday
Story Details
The western Rail-road agent reported the largest single-day freight shipment since the road's construction: 10,053 barrels of flour, 942 of apples, 1,405 boxes of cheese, 75 bales of wool, 1,159 firkins of butter, 958 barrels of beef, transported in eight trains with 361 cars, yielding $5,423 in receipts.