The Western & Atlantic Railroad of the State of Georgia is a railroad owned by the State of Georgia and currently leased by CSX, which CSX operates in the Southeastern United States from Atlanta, Geor
One of the W&A's famous locomotives, The General, on display in the railroad's Union Depot in Chattanooga
CSXT 8029 is waiting for another train at the siding at Tunnel Hill, Georgia, on the Western & Atlantic Sub.
Western & Atlantic RR 25¢ bearer certificate, March, 1862
Battle of Allatoona Pass, 1864, for control of the line
Atlanta Zero Mile Post
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The Atlanta Zero Mile Post is a stone marker which marked the terminus of the Western and Atlantic Railroad in Atlanta, US. It was located in a disused building in Downtown Atlanta, within the Undergr
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…Chattanooga, Tennessee. It was founded on December 21, 1836. The city of Atlanta was founded as the terminus of the W&A, with the terminus marked with the Atlanta Zero Mile Post. The line is still owned by the State of Georgia from Atlanta to CT Tower in Chattanooga; it is leased by CSX Transportation. The W&A Subdivision is a…
Atlanta Zero Mile Post
The Zero Mile Post on display in the Atlanta History Center (December 8, 2018)