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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.
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.
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.
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.
Milstead was located at the junction of the Tallassee and Montgomery Railway and the Western Railway of Alabama. [3] Fort Decatur, a fort built during the Creek War, was located near Milstead. John Sevier died here while conducting a survey of Creek lands. [4]
WPMW - Western Pacific Railroad (Maintenance of way) WPRR - Willamette and Pacific Railroad; WPSX - Wisconsin Public Service Corporation; WPY - White Pass and Yukon Route; WRA - Western Railway of Alabama; Seaboard System Railroad; CSX Transportation; WRDX - Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company; WREX - Western Refrigerator Express; WRIX ...