Macon and Western Railroad

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The Macon & Western Railroad was originally chartered in 1833 it was completed into Atlanta in 1846. The stops available to riders in 1867 were:

Distances of Depots from Atlanta

# Name Miles Notes
1 East Point, Georgia 7
2 Rough & Ready, Georgia 13
3 Forrest, Georgia 15
4 Morrow's, Georgia 19 Old spelling
5 Jonesboro, Georgia 23
6 Lovejoy, Georgia 29
7 Bear Creek, Georgia 34 Now called Hampton
8 Fayette, Georgia 38 Now called Sunny Side
9 Griffin, Georgia 44
10 Thornton, Georgia 50 Now called Orchard Hill
11 Milner, Georgia 56
12 Barnesville, Georgia 62
13 Goggins, Georgia 67
14 Collins, Georgia 72
15 Forsyth, Georgia 78
16 Smarr, Georgia 83
17 Crawford, Georgia 89
18 Howard, Georgia 96
19 Macon, Georgia 103

Trains departed from Atlanta at 7:15AM and 8:15PM and arrived there at 2:00PM and 4:35PM.

References

Railga.com