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The Western Railway of Alabama (WRA) also seen as "WofA" [1] was created as the Western Railroad of Alabama by the owners of the Montgomery & West Point Railroad (M&WP) in 1860. It was built to further the M&WP's development West from Montgomery, Alabama to Selma, Alabama .
Georgia and Alabama Railway: Savannah, Florida and Western Railway: ACL: 1901 1902 Atlantic Coast Line Railroad: Savannah and Memphis Railroad: CG: 1866 1880 Columbus and Western Railway: Savannah and Western Railroad: CG: 1885 1895 Central of Georgia Railway: Seaboard Railroad of Alabama: 1890 1900 Tombigbee and Northern Railway: Seaboard Air ...
The Montgomery and West Point Railroad (M&WP) was an early 19th-century railroad in Alabama and Georgia.It played an important role during the American Civil War as a supply and transportation route for the Confederate Army, and, as such, was the target of a large raid by Union cavalry in the summer of 1864, called Wilson's Raid.
The Western Railway of Alabama. Under general laws of Alabama, Mar. 15, 1883. 2 Purchasers of the Western Railroad of Alabama. Unincorporated. Sold to 1, Mar. 28-29, 1883. 3 Western Rail Road Company of Alabama. Under special act of Alabama, Feb. 23, 1860.
With sister locomotive No. 190 built for the Western Railway of Alabama (WRA), No. 290 ferried the Southern Railway's Crescent passenger train on the West Point Route between Atlanta, Georgia to Montgomery, Alabama until its retirement from revenue service in 1954.
The West Point Route was actually a nickname used in the early 20th century for the joint operations of the Atlanta and West Point Railroad and the Western Railway of Alabama. [1] [2] The name refers to the city of West Point, Georgia, where the two railroads met.
The Western Railway of Alabama would remain an operating subsidiary until December 2002, when it was finally merged into CSX. [4]) The Family Lines logo included the six systems that were grouped under the name.
Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad; Alabama and Florida Railroad (1986–1992) Alabama and Florida Railway; Alabama Midland Railway; Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad; Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railway; Andalusia and Conecuh Railroad; Anniston and Atlantic Railroad; Atlanta and St. Andrews Bay Railroad; Atlanta and Birmingham Air ...