Western & Atlantic

Owned by the State of Georgia, it was chartered in1838. Construction began in 1839 and was completed in 1850. It connected Atlanta to Dalton, Georgia and then on to Chattanooga. It was the lifeline for the Army of Tennessee for about two years.

The Western & Atlantic probably operated the Etowah Railroad.

Black's Number 38 (map) (map)
Track 138 miles of 5 foot gauge; at the end of 1860 had 50 miles of new, 53# T rail (nearest to Atlanta), the rest being 41# U-rail; 10/62, rest of rail was on hand and being laid with completion planned for 6/63
Locomotives 46; 46 names
Cars 726
Stations 24
Officers Most
Inventories May 31, 1862
Locomotive Usage 1861, 1862
Freight 1861 - 1862
Navy Coal Shipments Mid-1863
Badge Badge
Station Photo Cass Station
Water Tank Water Tank
Tredegar Purchases All
Annual Reports
10-1-61 Superintendent
10-1-62 Superintendent
10-1-64 Superintendent
Significant Documents
UG, W&A 1-19-61
NP, NUA 2-11A-61
NP, GCG 2-13-61
NP, MT 2-13-61
NP, C 2-15-61
NP, GCG 2-15-61
NP, GCG 2-16-61
NP, GT 2-7A-61
NP, ASCY 3-4B-61
NP, SW 3-6-61
NP, FG 3-20-61
NP, SW 3-20-61
NP, SW 4-3A-61
NP, SRDR 4-18-61
NP, ASCY 4-19-61
NP, AED 5-3-61
NP, ASCY 5-5-61
UG, W&A 6-7-61
NP, ASCY 7-25-61
NP, ASCY 7-30-61
NP, SB 8-11-61
GA, W&A 8-18-61
UG, O&T 9-11-61
NP, RD 9-18A-61
UG, W&A 9-20-61
UG, W&A 9-21-61
OR Series 4, Vol. 1, Page 617
NA, QMR 9-25A-61
UG, W&A 9-27-61
OR Series 4, Vol. 1, Page 634
UG, W&A 10-1-61
OR Series 4, Vol. 1, Page 646
GA, W&A 10-3-61
UG, W&A 10-3-61
NA, RRB 10-4-61
OR Series 4, Vol. 1, Page 666
NA, SWT 10-6-61
NA, QM 10-10A-61
NP, SFU 10-15-61
LVA, RRB 10-19-61
NP, SRDR 10-22C-61
UG, W&A 11-2-61
OR Series 1, Vol. 4,  Page 234A
NP, RD 11-11-61
NP, WJ 11-12-61
LVA, TRED 11-13C-61
NP, RD 11-13A-61
NP, REX 11-15-61
NP, MAP 11-16-61
NP, REX 11-19-61
NP, WTW 11-22B-61
LVA, TRED 11-25B-61
NP, SW 11-27A-61
NP, SMN 11-29-61
NP, SW 12-18-61
NP, SMN 12-19-61
NP, RD 12-23A-61
GA, W&A 1-9-62
NP, ASCY 1-9C-62
NP, SMN 1-21-62
NA, QMR 1-29-62
NP, ASCY 2-15-62
GA, W&A 2-20-62
NA, QM 2-20-62
NP, ASCY 2-25-62
NA, QMR 3-4A-62
NA, SO 3-6-62
NP, RD 3-7-62
NA, QMR 3-14-62
UG, RR 3-16-62
NP, ASCY 3-20-62
NA, QM 3-22-62
NP, ASCY 3-23-62
NP, ASCY 3-23A-62
NA, QMR 3-24-62
NA, QMR 3-25A-62
NA, DET 3-28A-62
NA, QMR 3-31-62
UG, W&A 4-9-62
MISC, W&A 4-12-62
NP, ASCY 4-15A-62
NP, ASCY 4-15B-62
OR Series 1, Vol. 10, Part 2,  Page 425
NP, MAR 4-18-62
NP, RD 4-18-62
UG, RR 4-19-62
NP, ASCY 4-22-62
NP, SMN 4-22-62
NP, NOTP 4-24-62
NP, ASCY 4-30-62
B6, W&A 5-1-62
NP, ASCY 5-3-62
NP, RD 5-5-62
NP, SMN 5-5-62
NA, QMR 5-8A-62
NA, QM 5-16-62
NA, MA 5-20-62
NP, ASCY 5-22-62
B6, W&A 6-9-62
NP, ASCY 6-29-62
NA, QMR 7-2A-62
NP, ASCY 7-2-62
MISC, W&A 7-6-62
NP, ASCY 7-8-62
NP, WJ 7-8A-62
NP, RD 7-8A-62
NP, SFU 7-8-62
NP, ASCY 7-10-62
UG, W&A 7-10-62
NA, MA 7-12-62
NP, ASCY 7-12-62
NP, MT 7-12-62
NP, MT 7-12A-62
NP, AC 7-16-62
NA, QM 7-25A-62
NA, SWR 8-1-62
NP, SW 8-6-62
NA, MA 8-13-62
NA, MA 8-27-62
NA, W&A 8-31-62
NA, RR 9-8-62
NA, MA 9-12-62
OR Series 1, Vol. 17, Part 2, Page 900
NA, W&A 10-2-62
NA, CSN 10-7-62
UG, RR 10-8-62
NP, CDR 10-16-62
NA, DET 10-21-62
NP, SMN 10-23-62
NP, RD 11-5-62
B6, W&A 11-6-62
NP, SMN 11-7-62
NA, AA 11-11-62
NA, AA 11-12-62
NA, AA 11-12A-62
NP, RR 11-8E-62
NP, ASCY 12-7A-62
NP, SB 12-10-62
UG, CoG 12-13-62
NP, SR 12-24A-62
UG, N&C 12-29-62
UG, ET&G 12-31-62
NP, SMN 1-10-63
UG, W&A 1-15-63
NA, QMR 1-22B-63
UG, W&A 1-22-63
NP, ASCY 1-23B-63
NA, QMR 1-27D-63
GA,  W&A 1-30-63
NA, W&A 2-2-63
NP, ASCY 2-7-63
NA, M&W 2-11-63
UG, W&A 2-13-63
NA, QM 3-2C-63
NA, QM 3-2D-63
OR Series 1, Vol. 24, Part 3, Page 654
NA, W&A 3-10-63
NP, ASCY 3-10-63
NP, SR 3-10A-63
NP, ASCY 3-13-63
UG, W&A 3-13-63
NA, RR 3-14-63
NP, SRDR 3-24-63
GAA, RR 3-25-63
UG, RRB 3-27-63
NP, RD 4-3-63
GAA, RR 4-11-63
NP, ASCY 4-11A-63
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 483
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 487
NA, AA 4-21-63
NP, AV 4-24-63
NA, W&A 5-5-63
NP, ASCY 5-5-63
NP, ASCY 5-5A-63
NP, AV 5-8A-63
NP, NGT 5-8C-63
NP, NGT 5-8D-63
NA, QMR 5-9-63
NP, ASCY 5-13-63
OR Series 1, Vol. 52, Part 2, Page 473
NA, QMR 5-23A-63
GA, W&A 6-23-63
UG, RR 6-26-63
NA, QMR 6-27-63
NA, AA 7-8A-63
UG, W&A 7-11-63
NA, W&A 7-16-63
NA, AA 7-17-63
OR Series 1, Vol. 23, Part 2, Page 916
NA, QM 7-20-63
NA, AA 7-21-63
UG, W&A 8-2-63
NA, QMR 8-31A-63
OR Series 1, Vol. 23, Part 2, Page 953
OR Series 1, Vol. 30, Part 4, Page 608
UG, W&A 8-7-63
NA, MA 8-17-63
NA, ML 8-17-63
UG, W&A 8-19-63
NA, QMR 8-31A-63
NA, QMR 8-31C-63
AHC, LPG 9-5-63
NP, CM 9-7-63
NA, W&A 9-9-63
NA, ML 9-10-63
UG, W&A 9-13-63
NA, RR 9-14F-63
OR Series 1, Vol. 30, Part 4, Page 647
NP, AI 9-15-63
NP, MAP 9-16-63
NP, RD 9-16-63
NP, CE 9-17-63
NP, CM 9-17-63
NP, AI 9-20-63
NP, R 9-23-63
NA, W&A 9-26-63
NA, RR 9-27-63
NP, WJ 9-28-63
NP, CDS 9-29-63
NP, CE 9-29-63
NP, AI 9-30-63
NA, RR 10-1A-63
NA, W&A 10-5-63
B6, W&A 10-10-63
NP, CE 10-13-63
NP, SW 10-14-63
NA, ML 10-19-63
NA, W&A 10-21-63
NA, W&A 10-31-63
NP, AI 11-3-63
NP, AI 11-4-63
NP, MAP 11-4-63
B6, W&A 11-5-63
NA, AOT 11-7-63
NP, AI 11-7A-63
NP, AI 11-10-63
NA, QMR 11-15-63
OR Series 1, Vol. 31, Part 3, Page 698
NA, CSN 11-16-63
NA, RR 11-17-63
NA, RR 11-17A-63
OR Series 1, Vol. 31, Part 3, Page 709
NA, RR 11-18-63
NA, RR 11-19-63
RRBAT 11-22-1863
B6, W&A 11-23-63
NA, RR 11-23-63
NP, SR 11-26-63
NP, WJ 11-26C-63
B6, W&A 11-30-63
B6, W&A 12-2-63
NA, MAXWELL 12-4A-63
RRBAT 12-7-1863
NA, W&A 12-8-63
OR Series 1, Vol. 51, Part 2, Page 574
UG, W&A 12-11-63
NP, WJ 12-12-63
UG, W&A 12-12-63
RRBAT 12-18-1863
UG, RR 12-27-63
NA, QMR 12-29B-63
NA, MA 1-4B-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 32, Part 2, Page 528
B6, W&A 1-7-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 52, Part 2, Page 593
NA, AOT 1-10-64
NP, RS 1-11-64
B6, W&A 1-12-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 32, Part 2, Page 548
OR Series 1, Vol. 32, Part 2, Page 549
OR Series 1, Vol. 32, Part 2, Page 552
OR Series 1, Vol. 32, Part 2, Page 553
NA, AOT 1-14-64
NA, QM 1-14-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 32, Part 2, Page 554
OR Series 1, Vol. 52, Part 2, Page 601
UG, W&A 1-14-64
B6, W&A 1-15-64
NA, AOT 1-15-64
NA, DW 1-15-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 32, Part 2, Page 564
OR Series 1, Vol. 52, Part 2, Page 601A
OR Series 1, Vol. 52, Part 2, Page 601B
OR Series 1, Vol. 52, Part 2, Page 602
NP, AC 1-16-64
UG, W&A 1-16-64
B6, W&A 1-17-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 52, Part 2, Page 602B
NA, W&A 1-20-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 32, Part 2, Page 603
OR Series 1, Vol. 32, Part 2, Page 612
UG, W&A 1-25-64
NA, AOT 1-26-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 52, Part 2, Page 607
OR Series 1, Vol. 52, Part 2, Page 608
NA, QM 1-30-64
NA, W&A 2-1-64
NA, AOT 2-6A-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 32, Part 2, Page 697
NA, AOT 2-9B-64
NA, MA 2-10A-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 52, Part 2, Page 616
NA, QM 2-11-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 52, Part 2, Page 619
NA, W&A 2-15-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 52, Part 2, Page 621
NA, AOT 2-18-64
NA, AOT 2-18A-64
NA, AOT 2-19-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 32, Part 2, Page 775
NA, AOT 2-21-64
NA, AOT 2-21A-64
NA, AOT 2-22-64
NA, AOT 2-22A-64
NA, AOT 2-22B-64
UG, M&W 2-22-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 32, Part 2, Page 797
NP, MAP 2-23-64
NA, CSN 2-25-64
NA, AOT 2-27-64
NA, QM 2-27-64
NA, AOT 2-28-64
NA, MA 2-29-64
NA, W&A 3-2-64
NA, W&A 3-2A-64
NA, RR 3-9A-64
NA, RR 3-10-64
NA, RR 3-11-64
NA, RR 3-11A-64
NA, RR 3-12-64
NA, ENGR 3-14B-64
NA, RR 3-17-64
NA, RR 3-17A-64
NP, AI 3-18B-64
NA, RR 3-19-64
NA, RR 3-19A-64
NA, RR 3-23A-64
NA, RR 3-24-64
NA, QMR 3-26B-64
NA, QMR 3-28-64
NA, RR 3-29-64
NA, RR 3-30-64
NA, QM 3-31B-64
NA, RR 3-31-64
NA, RR 3-31A-64
UG, W&A 3-x-64
UG, W&A 3-x1-64
NA, ENGR 4-2A-64
NA, RR 4-2-64
AHC, LPG 4-4-64
NA, RR 4-5-64
NA, RR 4-6-64
NA, RR 4-7-64
NA, RRB 4-7-64
NA, AM 4-11-64
NA, RR 4-11-64
AHC, LPG 5-12-64
NA, QMR 4-12B-64
NA, QM 4-18-64
NA, QMR 4-25-64
NA, ENG 4-26E-64
NA, ENG 4-28B-64
NA, ENG 4-28C-64
NA, QMR 4-29A-64
NA, QM 5-2B-64
NA, QM 5-2C-64
NP, MAR 5-2-64
AHC, LPG 5-3-64
NA, QMR 5-5-64
AHC, LPG 5-7-64
NA, QMR 5-10-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 38, Part 4, Page 696
AHC, LPG 5-17A-64
NA, RR 5-21-64
NA, RR 5-23-64
NA, RR 5-25-64
NA, RR 5-30-64
NP, RW 5-31-64
AHC, W&A 6-1-64
NA, QMR 6-1-64
NP, AC 6-14-64
NA, QM 6-16B-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 23, Part 2, Page 453
NA, QMR 7-15B-64
NA, W&A 7-31-64
NP, AC 8-7-64
NA, QMR 8-13-64
AHC, LPG 8-19-64
NA, W&A 8-30-64
NA, W&A 9-1-64
NA, W&A 9-1A-64
AHC, LPG 10-31-64
SOR, Series 95, Page 677
AHC, LPG 11-7-64
UG, W&A 11-18-64
NP, AC 11-23A-64
B6, W&A 12-5-64
NP, CU 12-6-64
AHC, LPG 12-8A-64
AHC, LPG 12-14A-64
AHC, LPG 12-16-64
NP, CT 12-19-64
NP, CT 12-20-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 44, Part 1, Page 1013
NP, CT 1-6-65
AHC, LPG 1-8-65
NA, QMR 1-9-65
NP, RD 1-11-65
NP, ACS 1-18-65
UG, RR 2-3-65
UG, RR 2-5-65
NA, W&A 2-8-65
UG, RR 2-8-65
NA, W&A 2-9-65
D, W&A 2-9-65
UG, W&A 2-10-65
UG, W&A 2-12-65
UG, W&A 2-16-65
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 2, Page 1207
NP, AC 3-14-65
UG, W&A 4-4-65
UG, W&A 4-8-65
NP, MT 4-11-65
OR Series 3, Vol. 5,  Page 933

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