"Drumhead" logos such as this often adorned the ends of observation cars on the Nancy Hanks II. The term drumhead refers to a type of removable sign that was prevalent on North American railroads of the first half of the 20th century

The Nancy Hanks was a popular Central of Georgia Railway passenger train in Georgia running between Atlanta and Savannah. A train is a connected series of vehicles that move along a track ( Permanent way) to transport freight or passengers from one place to another The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule Savannah is a city located in the state of Georgia, United States. It was named after a race horse who was named for Abraham Lincoln's mother. Nancy Hanks was a trotting horse named for Abraham Lincoln 's mother. For the passenger train see Nancy Hanks (passenger train. For the National Endowment for the Arts chairman The name is even older than the mid-20th century train derived from that of a short-lived but famous steam special, the Nancy Hanks. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on A steam locomotive is a Locomotive powered by Steam. The term usually refers to its use on Railways but can also refer to a "road locomotive" The earlier Nancy operated in 1892 and 1893.

Nancy Hanks II made her first trip on July 17, 1947. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The new train's cars were painted blue and grey and, like the first Nancy, each bore a likeness of the famed trotter on the side. [1]

"The Nancy", as it was affectionately known in the southern portion of the state of Georgia, was an all-coach, reserved-seat train with grill lounge service. __FORCETOC__ Economy class, (also called coach class, is the lowest class of seating in Air travel and rail travel It left Savannah daily at 7 AM for the six-hour run via Macon to Atlanta, and returned from Atlanta's Terminal Station at 6 PM (18:00). Terminal Station in Atlanta was the larger of two principal Train stations in downtown, Union Station being the other

In the 1960s the Central leased a dome car from the Norfolk and Western-Wabash line, where it had operated for a number of years; the car was thoroughly renovated for service on the Nancy Hanks II. A dome car is a type of Railway passenger car that has a glass Dome on the top of the car where passengers can ride and see in all directions around The Norfolk and Western Railway ( N&W), a US Class I railroad, was formed by more than 200 railroad mergers between 1838 and 1982 Renovation is the process of improving a structure Two prominent types of renovations are commercial and residential The car was 85 feet (26 meters) long, of steel construction, and was originally built by Pullman-Standard. Steel is an Alloy consisting mostly of Iron, with a Carbon content between 0 Pullman Porter redirects here For the 1919 film starring Fatty Arbuckle, see The Pullman Porter The Pullman Palace Car Company, founded It had a dark-blue exterior and interior upholstery in royal blue and gray. Upholstery is the work of providing Furniture, especially seats with Padding, springs Webbing, and fabric or Leather [2]

April 30, 1971, saw the last run of the Nancy Hanks II, the day before Amtrak came into being. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 Atlanta's Terminal Station was demolished the following year.