This 26' Civil War Era Tank Car is painted brown with white lettering.  The Georgia Railroad Company was chartered on December 21st, 1833.  The goal was to build a railroad from Athens to Augusta.  Construction began in 1835.  The company changed its name to Georgia Railroad & Banking Company in 1836.  The Athens branch spanning 39 miles, was completed in December of 1841.  Originally built as 5-ft. gauge track, it was rebuilt to standard gauge in 1886.  The Atlanta branch was completed in 1845.  It was a key lilnk in a line running from Charleston to Memphis that was formed by the Georgia,  the South Carolina Railroad, the Western & Atlantic, and the Memphis & Charleston Railroads.