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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mackwork, post: 1594431, member: 35676&quot;]Low cost thrill for me - very easy on the wallet! <span style="color: #000000"><font face="Verdana">My interest in it is due to the history of my city being part of this railway&#039;s line, as well as the railroad name. I also really liked the old steam locomotive vignettes, as well as the one of the dog!</font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Verdana"><br /></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Verdana"></font></span><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Verdana">The Charlotte Columbia and Augusta Railroad printed fare tickets that resembled currency in $1, $2, $5 and $10 denominations with vignette of a steam locomotives on the front. The $1 fare ticket was good for one person for 20 miles, $2 fare was good for two people 20 miles. The $5 fare was good for one person 100 miles, with the $10 fare was good for two people to go 100 miles. Printed by the same American Bank Note Co. that printed currencies, these were called Fare Tickets to circumvent Federal laws that prohibited railroads and others from issuing currency. However, many businesses along the railroad would accept these fare notes as currency for goods. </font></span><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Verdana">The line operated about 191 miles of track between Charlotte, North Carolina, through Columbia, SC and ending in Augusta, GA. It existed between 1869 and 1894 when it became part of the Southern system.</font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Verdana"><br /></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Verdana"></font></span><img src="http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s205/mackwork/Coins/dognoteObv-vert.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s205/mackwork/Coins/TrainLeft.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s205/mackwork/Coins/dog.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s205/mackwork/Coins/TrainRight.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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