The Western & Atlantic Railroad of the State of Georgia (W&A) is a railroad that runs from Atlanta, Georgia, to Chattanooga, Tennessee. Founded on December 21 of 1836 as the Western and Atlantic Railroad of the State of Georgia, the line is still owned by the State of Georgia from Atlanta to CT Tower in Chattanooga. This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... Nickname: The Horizon City, Hotlanta, The Big Peach Motto: Official website: http://www. ... Chattanooga is a city located in United States of America. ... Official language(s) English Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 36th 109,247 km² 195 km 710 km 2. ... December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Charles Darwin 1836 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... State nickname: Peach State / Empire of the South Other U.S. States Capital Atlanta Largest city Atlanta Governor Sonny Perdue Official languages English Area 154,077 km² (24th)  - Land 150,132 km²  - Water 3,945 km² (2. ...

This line is famous because of the Andrew's Raid (commonly referred to as the Great Locomotive Chase), which took place on the W&A during the American Civil War on the morning of April 12, 1862. Combatants United States of America Confederate States of America Commanders Abraham Lincoln Jefferson Davis Strength 1,556,678 (of whom many signed multiple enlistment contracts) 1,064,200 Casualties KIA: 110,100 Total dead: 359,500 Wounded: 275,200 KIA: 74,500 Total dead: 198,500 Wounded: 137,000+  {{{notes...

Leasing

Through 1870, it was called the State Road, and was operated directly by the state under a superintendent appointed by and reporting to the governor of Georgia. On December 27 of that year, operations were transferred to the Western & Atlantic Railroad Company, a group of 23 investors including Georgia's wartime governor Joseph E. Brown, who leased it (both tracks and rolling stock) from the state for $25,000 per month. This expired exactly 20 years later on the same date in 1890, when the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis (NC&StL) leased it for 29 years. Unfortunately, the railroad that was handed over to the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway was in very poor condition. The locomotives that were transfered to the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway consisted only of those listed on the 1870 lease as property of the State. All of the new ten-wheel locomotives purchased by Gov. Brown's Western and Atlantic Railroad Company were sold to other railroads. While most of the passenger equipment turned over was usable, almost all of the locomotives were condemnable and all of the freight cars were scrapped. The value of the locomotives was something that would be argued over for some twenty years. A major change made to the new lease in 1890 stipulated that all improvements made to the road by the lessee would become property of the state at the termination of the lease. Included in the defination of improvements were modifications to the facilities, right of way and new equipment purchased for use over that line including but not limited to passenger cars, freight cars and locomotives. As it turned out, the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway would continue to hold the lease to the Western and Atlantic Railroad of the State of Georgia until it was absorbed by its parent company, the Louisville and Nashville Railroad which was itself owned by the Atlantic Coast Line-one of the principal railroads in the Family Lines System and later CSX Transportation which continues to operate the line as the Western and Atlantic Subdivision. 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Superintendent may refer to: Superintendent (education), an education executive or administrator Superintendent (police), a police rank Superintendent (United States Air Force), a United States Air Force position In buildings, a manager, a maintenance or repair person, a custodian or janitor. ... An appointment is a time reserved for something such as a doctor visit, much like a reservation. ... This is a list of Governors of the state of Georgia, including governors of the British colony of Georgia. ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The word investor may refer to: A person who makes investments Investor AB, a Swedish investment company institutional investor corporate investor This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Joseph Emerson Brown (April 15, 1821–November 30, 1894), often referred to as Joe Brown, was a Governor of Georgia from 1857 to 1865, and a U.S. Senator from 1880 to 1891. ... This article or section should include material from Tenancy agreement A lease is a contract conveying from one person (the lessor) to another person (the lessee) the right to use and control some article of property for a specified period of time (the term), without conveying ownership, in exchange for... Rolling Stock. ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... NC&StL Steam Engine 576, now displayed in Centennial Park in Nashville This famous Southern railroad began as the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad, chartered in Nashville in December 1845 and was the first railway to operate in the state of Tennessee. ...

After being captured by the Union in mid-1864 and until the end of the war in 1865, the line was briefly operated by the United States Military Railroad (USMRR). 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ...

Distances of Depots from Atlanta (1867 list)

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Regauging

Prior to the Civil War, the rail gauge of most railroads in the South was exactly five feet (5' 0" or 1.524 meters). In 1886, the change to the northern standard of 4' 8½" (1.435 meters) was mandated on June 1, and the W&A accomplished this along all 138 miles (222km) in less than 24 hours, beginning at 1:30PM on May 31 and finishing at 10:00 the next morning. This was done by over 400 men, prying up one rail and moving it closer to the other by exactly three inches (76mm), leaving a compatible gauge of 4' 9" (1.448 meters). The General and many other locos were also regauged at this time. Rail gauge is the distance between the inner sides of the two parallel rails which make up a railway track. ... This article is about a foot as a unit of length. ... 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining. ... Railroad or railway tracks are used on railways, which, together with railroad switches (points), guide trains without the need for steering. ... The term compatibility has the following meanings: In telecommunication, the capability of two or more items or components of equipment or material to exist or function in the same system or environment without mutual interference. ...

CSXT 8029 is waiting for another train at the siding at Tunnel Hill, Georgia, on the Western & Atlantic Sub. (Jason Trew photo)

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Great Locomotive Chase

On the morning of April 12, 1862, the locomotive General was stopped at Big Shanty (now Kennesaw) so that the crew and passengers could have breakfast. During this time, James Andrews and his Union raiders (Andrew's Raiders), stole the General. The only damage the raiders did involved cutting telegraph lines and raising rails. The train's conductor, William Fuller, chased the General by foot and handcar. At Etowah, Georgia, Fuller commandeered the Yonah and rode it north to Kingston, Georgia. At Kingston, conductor Fuller got the William R. Smith and headed north to Adairsville. The tracks two miles (3km) south of Adairsville were out of service and Fuller had to run the two miles by foot. April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... A locomotive (from lat. ... Built in 1855 in Paterson, New Jersey, the General provided frieght and passenger service between Atlanta, Georgia and Chattanooga, Tennessee before the Civil War. ... Kennesaw is a city located in Georgia. ... Kennesaw is a city located in Cobb County, Georgia. ... // Headline text Breakfast is a meal preceding lunch or dinner and usually eaten in the morning. ... James J. Andrews (about 1829 – June 7, 1862) was an American Civil War espionage agent who led a daring raid on the Western and Atlantic Railroad that became famous as the Great Locomotive Chase. ... Map of the division of the states during the Civil War. ... William Fuller (1670-c. ... A handcar A handcar ride A handcar is a maintenance of way railroad car powered by its passengers. ... Kingston is a city located in Bartow County, Georgia. ... Adairsville is a city located in Bartow County, Georgia. ...

At Adairsville, Fuller got the locomotive Texas and chased the General. While all of this was happening, Andrew's Raiders were cutting the telegraph wires so no transmissions can go through to Chattanooga. With the Texas chasing the General in reverse, the chase went right through Dalton, Georgia, and Tunnel Hill, Georgia. Telegraphy (from the Greek words tele = far away and grapho = write) is the long distance transmission of written messages without physical transport of letters, originally over wire. ... Dalton is a city located in Whitfield County, Georgia. ... Tunnel Hill is a city located in Whitfield County, Georgia. ...

At milepost 116.3 (north of Ringgold, Georgia), Andrew's Raiders abandoned the General and scattered from the locomotive just a few miles from Chattanooga. After the chase, Andrews and most of his raiders were caught. After they were found guilty, Andrews and some members of his party were executed by hanging. A milestone A milestone is one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals, typically at the side of the road or in a median. ... Ringgold is a city located in Catoosa County, Georgia. ... Hanging is a form of execution or a method for suicide. ...

After the chase

When the chase was over, the General returned to service and after her service with the W&A was over, she retired to the L&N depot in Chattanooga. In 1962, 100 years after the chase, the L&N performed work necessary to allow the locomotive to operate under her own power for a series of appearances marking the 100th anniversary of the Andrew's Raid-more commonly known as the Great Locomotive Chase. The premier appearance was her run from Atlanta to Chattanooga over the Western and Atlantic Railroad. During this time, the City of Chattanooga was declaring war and wanting to keep the General for its own use and halted the train that was carrying the General at the L&N yard for a few days. After the dust had settled, the City of Kennesaw won and the General is currently resting at the Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History where she can be seen today. The Texas is nearby at the Atlanta Cyclorama. The Louisville and Nashville Railroad (AAR reporting mark LN) was a Class I railroad that operated freight and passenger services in the southeast United States. ... A Depot is usually a centralised store or operating base for logistical use by commercial or governmental bodies. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Atlanta Cyclorama is a circular panoramic painting of the Battle of Atlanta. ...

W & A in modern times

CSXT 6045 is shown working the CSX Tyner Branch on the Western and Atlantic Sub. (Jason Trew Photo)

Today, the W&A has not changed much since the chase of 1862 (a few track realingments by the Nashville Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway). A marker indicating where the chase began is near the Big Shanty Museum in Kennesaw, Georgia. A marker for where the chase ended is at Milepost 116.3, north of Ringgold, GA, which is not far from the recently restored depot at Milepost 114.5. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1536x1024, 536 KB)CSXT 6045 (former Chessie System B&O 4144) is working the CSXT Tyner local on the CSX Western and Atlantic Sub. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1536x1024, 536 KB)CSXT 6045 (former Chessie System B&O 4144) is working the CSXT Tyner local on the CSX Western and Atlantic Sub. ...

A monument dedicated to Andrew's Raiders is located at the Chattanooga National Cemetery and it currently has the General on top of the monument and a brief history of the great locomotive chase. The Taj Mahal in Agra (Uttar Pradesh, India) Monuments are usually created for the dual function of commemorating an important event or person while also creating an artistic object that will improve the appearance of a city or location. ...