Western and Atlantic Railroad
Georgia, Tennessee. 138 miles, in operation by 1861.
- Miles, 1865
- 138
- Gauge
- 5 ft
- Trains today
- 96%
Then and now
- Trains run on it today132 mi
- No track today5 mi
Track in service on this route today belongs to CSX and Norfolk Southern.
On this line
- Atlanta arsenal, rolling mill and depotsDepot
- Chattanooga rail junctionRail junction
- Atlanta under Union occupationRail junction
- ChattanoogaDepot
- Streight's raid on the Western and Atlantic ends in surrenderMay 3, 1863
- Hood blows up his ammunition train and abandons AtlantaSeptember 1, 1864
- Andrews Raid on the Western and AtlanticApril 12, 1862
- Sherman's cavalry takes the Allatoona Pass railheadJune 1, 1864
- Battle of AllatoonaOctober 5, 1864