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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 .
Western Railroad of Alabama: ACL/ L&N: 1860 1883 Western Railway of Alabama: Western Railway of Alabama: WA ACL/ L&N: 1883 2002 CSX Transportation: Wills Valley Railroad: SOU: 1852 1868 Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad: Winchester and Alabama Railroad: SOU: 1850 1875 Memphis and Charleston Railroad: Woodstock and Blocton Railway: L&N/ SOU: 1906
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.
By the latter 1960s, the Crescent was the only remaining passenger train. In 1970, the Crescent was rerouted on its present-day more northwestern route, through Birmingham. Major station stops, southwest from Atlanta's Terminal Station were in Georgia: Newman, LaGrange, West Point, in Alabama: Opelika, Auburn, Chehaw and Montgomery.
[2] [3] No. 290 was assigned to the Atlanta and West Point Railway (A&WP), while No. 190 served the Western Railway of Alabama (WRA). [4] Both roads were under the common control of the Georgia Railroad and all operated as essentially one railroad, although being legally separate. [4]
Western Rail Road Company of Alabama. Under special act of Alabama, Feb. 23, 1860. Sold at foreclosure May 10, 1875, after receivership begun Apr. 1, 1874, and conveyed to 2, Sept. 1, 1875. 4 Montgomery and West Point Rail Road Company. Under special act of Alabama, Feb. 13, 1843. Merged with 3, Sept. 1, 1870. 5 Montgomery Rail Road Company.
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The line that would become the East and West Railroad of Alabama actually began at the Georgia end, with the Cartersville and Van Wert Railroad, chartered in 1868 to build a 5 ft (1,524 mm) broad gauge route from Cartersville to Prior, near the Alabama state line. The entire 45-mile (72 km) route was graded and 14 miles (23 km) of track was ...