References

• "The American Baggage Check System", 1901, S. Quint & Sons, Philadelphia
• "The Baggage, Parcel & Mail Traffic of Railroads", Kirkman, 1881, Railway Age
• "Railroad Names", Edson, 1989, William D. Edson
• Michael Sullivan - 30+ year collector, researcher and historian

Glossary

• Check - a small peice of metal or paper with a unique number
• Duplicate - the check that was given to the passenger
• Emigrant - rare check used by "one-way" Western settlers
• Immigrant - same as Emigrant
• Insert - either a paper or metal check with "square" sides that fits into a Shell
• Interline Check - a check that would see service off of the home road
• Local - a check that would not see service off of the home road
• Narrow Guage - track width of less than 4' 8 1/2" (rare)
• Reversible Check - both sides of the check have similar, but opposite routing information
• Shell Check - a rectangular check that accepts a paper or metal Insert
• Tag - a Check
• Triplicate - a 3 check system
• Way Shell - usually a Shell, sometimes an Insert