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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Reporting mark | AWP |
| Locale | Georgia |
| Dates of operation | 1847–1983 |
| Successor | Seaboard System |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Previous gauge | originally built as 5 ft (1,524 mm) and changed to 4 ft 9 in (1,448 mm) in 1886[1] |
The Atlanta and West Point Rail Road (reporting mark AWP) was a railroad in the U.S. state of Georgia, forming the east portion of the Atlanta-Selma West Point Route. The company was chartered in 1847 as the Atlanta and LaGrange Rail Road and renamed in 1857; construction of the 5 ft (1,524 mm) gauge[2] line was begun in 1849–50 and completed in May 1854. A large minority interest owned by the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company eventually passed under the control of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL), which later acquired a majority of the stock.
In the late 20th century restructuring, through the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad (SCL), successor to the ACL, the A&WP came under the Family Lines System banner in 1972. Years later in June 1983, it was merged into the Seaboard System Railroad, successor to the SCL. The former A&WP property is now owned by CSX Transportation.[3]
In 1967 A&WP reported 232 million revenue ton-miles of freight and 3 million passenger-miles on 93 miles (150 km) of road operated.
- ^ "The Days They Changed the Gauge".
- ^ "Atlanta & West Point". Confederate Railroads. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
- ^ Middleton, Smerk & Diehl 2007.