Zero Mile Post – Railfanning.org

Overview

Zero Mile Post is a stone marker that designates the starting point of the Western & Atlantic Railroad in Atlanta.

For years, it sat in a little-seen, disused structure in downtown Atlanta within the Underground Atlanta Historic District, beneath the Central Avenue viaduct between Alabama and Wall streets.

The marker was awarded a Georgia Historical Commission marker in 1958 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

In the 1980s, the post was moved indoors when a passenger depot was built around it for the New Georgia Railroad’s tourist operation. After that railroad stopped operating in 1994, the depot was secured behind a locked fence, with access typically available only by appointment through the Georgia Building Authority.

In October 2018, the post was relocated to the Atlanta History Center as part of work tied to the reconstruction of nearby bridges. It was removed from the register in 2019 after its relocation.