| From the Macon (Ga.) Telegraph |
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| January 1, 1861 |
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| Macon & Western Railroad |
| On and after Wednesday, April
4th, Passenger Trains of this Road will be run as follows: |
| Leave Macon at |
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12:00 night |
and at 1:45 P. M. |
| Arrive at Atlanta at |
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7:15 A. M. |
and at 7:15 P. M. |
| Leave Atlanta at |
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12 night |
and at 1:30 P. M. |
| Arrive at Macon at |
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7:15 A. M. |
and at 7:00 P. M. |
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| The Night Trains will not be
run on Sundays. |
| The 12:00 night train from
Macon, connects at Atlanta with the train of Western & Atlantic
Rail Road, leaving Atlanta at 10:20 A. M., with Georgia R. R. at 9:05
A. M. and Atlanta & West Point R. R. at 10:10 A. M. |
| The 1:45 P. M. train from
Macon, connects with train of W. & A. R. R., leaving Atlanta at
8:00 P. M. with Ga. R. R. at 8:40 P. M. and Atlanta & West Point
R. R. at 12:30 A. M. |
| Each train of the Western
& Atlantic R. R. connects at Chattanooga with trains for Memphis,
Nashville, New Orleans and all points West, and at Dalton with trains
for Knoxville and all points North. |
| Travelers will find this the
shortest, quickest and most pleasant route to the North as well as the |
| Virginia Springs. |
| There being less change of
cars than by any other route, and the whole line passes through a
high, healthy region, many portions of it commanding views of scenery
of the most picturesque character. |
| Time from Macon to New York by
train leaving at 1:45 P. M., 61 hours, by 12 night train 65 1/2 hours.
Close connections by both trains at all points beyond Atlanta. Fare to
New York, $38.00; Philadelphia, $21.00; Baltimore, $29.00; Washington,
$28.00; Richmond, $27.00; Petersburg, $27.00; Jackson's River, $22.00 |
| The last named point is on the
Virginia Central Railroad, and only thirty miles from the Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs. |
| To Newbern, 421.35; for
Pulaski Allum and Red and Blue Sulpher Springs. |
| To Salem, $23.10 for Roanoke
Red Sulpher, Red Sweet, Allum and Salt Sulphur and Greenbrier White
Sulphur Springs. |
| To Big Tunnell, $22. 85, for
Montgomery White Sulphur, Yellow Sulpher, Alleghany, Salt Sulphur, Red
Sulphur, and Greenbrier White Sulpher Springs. A branch road of 1 1/2
miles runs to the Montgomery White Sulpher Springs, where ample
provisions will be made to accommodate 1000 guests. A daily line of
Coaches leaves this point for all the principal Springs, including the
Greenbrier White Sulpher. |
| Baggage checked to New York;
for other points checks will be given to Knoxville, thence to any
point desired. |
| Fare to New Orleans, $28.00
time through 58 hours. Twenty-four hours less than by any other route. |
| Alfred L. Tyler |
| Superintendent |