. ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁historian ▁for ▁the ▁C oca - Col a ▁Company ▁for ▁ 2 8 ▁years . ▁After ▁ret irement ▁he ▁devoted ▁his ▁full - time ▁efforts ▁to ▁the ▁Atlanta ▁History ▁Center . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Frances ▁Ste ele ▁Gar rett , ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Awards ▁ ▁Honor ary ▁doctor ate ▁from ▁O gle th or pe ▁University ▁ ▁Honor ary ▁doctor ate ▁from ▁Georgia ▁State ▁University ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁ ▁Sh ining ▁Light ▁award ▁for ▁community ▁service ▁ ▁The ▁Georgia ▁Rail road ▁N amed ▁E MD ▁GP ▁ 3 8 - 2 ▁locomot ive ▁number ▁ 6 0 5 1 , ▁as ▁The ▁Franklin ▁M . ▁Gar rett ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁This ▁locomot ive ▁ran ▁on ▁the ▁Georgia ▁R . R . ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁when ▁the ▁Georgia ▁was ▁Mer ged ▁into ▁Se ab o ard ▁System . ▁Se ab o ard ▁System ▁kept ▁the ▁name ▁on ▁the ▁locomot ive . ▁The ▁ 6 0 5 1 ▁pulled ▁the ▁Last ▁Georgia ▁M ixed ▁Train ▁out ▁of ▁Atlanta ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁This ▁locomot ive ▁today ▁is ▁CS XT ▁ 2 7 0 2 , ▁retain ing ▁the ▁name , ▁and ▁is ▁assigned ▁to ▁Atlanta ' s ▁T il ford ▁Y ard . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁( First ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ,