Western & Atlantic

The First Western & Atlantic Train to Chattanooga

February 28, 2020 Todd DeFeo

It was 7 a.m. on Dec. 1, 1849, and the western portion of the Western & Atlantic Railroad was open for business, even if the tunnel at Tunnel Hill was more than five months away from completion.

Repairs to Historic Tunnel Hill Depot in Progress

February 24, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire

Officials here are in the process of repairing the roof of the historic depot in the center of town, one of the oldest train depots in the state.

A Look at the Western & Atlantic Railroad’s Early Locomotives

January 31, 2020 Todd DeFeo

The Western & Atlantic Railroad operated some of the earliest locomotives in Georgia and the Southeast. The road, built and owned by the state of Georgia, acquired 10 locomotives during the 1840s.

That Time the Louisville & Nashville Tried to Parallel the Western & Atlantic

January 24, 2020 Todd DeFeo

Even though the Louisville & Nashville Railroad controlled the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway, which in turn leased the Western & Atlantic Railroad between Atlanta and Chattanooga, Tennessee, the L&N wanted its own line into Atlanta.

That Time Georgia Almost Sold the Western & Atlantic Railroad

August 16, 2019 Todd DeFeo

While the state of Georgia owned the Western & Atlantic Railroad since the 1830s, by the 1960s, the state considered a sale of the line.

A Closer Look at Railroad Mishaps in Tunnel Hill

August 1, 2019 Todd DeFeo

The North Georgia hamlet of Tunnel Hill is known for its namesake railroad tunnel that opened to traffic in 1850. But since that time, it has been the scene of some railroad calamities, mishaps and newsworthy happenings. Here are a few that made headlines over the years.

Repairs to Historic Tunnel Hill Depot in Progress

A Look at the Western & Atlantic Railroad’s Early Locomotives

That Time the Louisville & Nashville Tried to Parallel the Western & Atlantic

That Time Georgia Almost Sold the Western & Atlantic Railroad

A Closer Look at Railroad Mishaps in Tunnel Hill

A Robbery so Brazen, This Could Have Been the Wild West, Not Outside of Atlanta

The Fateful First Trip Over the Western & Atlantic

Railfanning.org Editor to Publish Pair of Books in 2019

The Louisville & Nashville’s Last Passenger Train in Atlanta