Western and Atlantic Railroad

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The Western and Atlantic Railroad was a 19th-century U.S. rail line in Georgia that played a crucial role in the development of Atlanta as a major transportation hub.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century railroad
railroad
state-owned railroad
associatedWithEvent Atlanta Campaign
builtBy State of Georgia engineers
charteredBy Georgia General Assembly
completed 1850
connectsTo Georgia Railroad
Macon and Western Railroad
linked to: Georgia Railroad
constructionStart 1837
country United States
currentUse freight rail line
economicImpact facilitated cotton and freight transport in the Southeast
endPoint Chattanooga, Tennessee
linked to: Chattanooga
gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in standard gauge
GreatLocomotiveChaseYear 1862
hasLandmark Kennesaw Mountain vicinity
Zero Milepost (Atlanta)
historicalSignificance one of the earliest major railroads in the Deep South
influencedDevelopmentOf Atlanta
infrastructureType common carrier railroad
leasedTo CSX Transportation
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway
length about 138 miles
locatedIn Georgia
nickname W&A
notableLocomotive The General
The Texas
opened 1840s
operatedBy Confederate States during early Civil War
ownedBy State of Georgia
passesThrough Dalton, Georgia
Kennesaw, Georgia
Marietta, Georgia
Ringgold, Georgia
purpose to connect the interior of Georgia with the Tennessee River
regionServed Southeastern United States
roleIn growth of Atlanta as a transportation hub
siteOf Great Locomotive Chase
startPoint Atlanta, Georgia
linked to: Atlanta
status still in operation as a leased line
strategicImportance military supply line between Atlanta and Chattanooga
terminusLocatedAt Atlanta, Georgia
linked to: Atlanta

Terminus, Georgia
trackConfiguration single-track with passing sidings (historically)
usedDuring American Civil War

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Atlanta namedAfter Western and Atlantic Railroad
Terminus connectedTo Western and Atlantic Railroad
Marthasville associatedWithInfrastructure Western and Atlantic Railroad
Rogers Locomotive Works majorClient Western and Atlantic Railroad
Great Locomotive Chase railroadUsed Western and Atlantic Railroad
Zero Milepost (Atlanta) associatedWith Western and Atlantic Railroad
W&A standsFor Western and Atlantic Railroad
W&A abbreviationOf Western & Atlantic Railroad
linked to: Western and Atlantic Railroad
The General originalOwner Western & Atlantic Railroad
linked to: Western and Atlantic Railroad
The General operator Western & Atlantic Railroad
linked to: Western and Atlantic Railroad
The General railroadLine Western & Atlantic Railroad main line
linked to: Western and Atlantic Railroad
The General railroad Western & Atlantic Railroad
linked to: Western and Atlantic Railroad
Georgia Railroad connectedTo Western and Atlantic Railroad
The Texas builtFor Western & Atlantic Railroad
linked to: Western and Atlantic Railroad
The Texas operatedBy Western & Atlantic Railroad
linked to: Western and Atlantic Railroad
The Texas railroadRoute Western & Atlantic Railroad line between Atlanta and Chattanooga
linked to: Western and Atlantic Railroad
Terminus, Georgia connectedTo Western and Atlantic Railroad
Terminus, Georgia startPointOf Western and Atlantic Railroad
Kennesaw, Georgia hasRailHistory Western and Atlantic Railroad
Marietta, Georgia hasRailwayHistory Western and Atlantic Railroad