- Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Western and Atlantic Railroad
- Creator:
- unknown
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center
- Date of Original:
- 1884-04
- Subject:
- Railroads--Georgia--Atlanta
Laborers--Georgia
African Americans--1880-1890
Western and Atlantic Railroad Company - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Cobb County, 33.94147, -84.57667
United States, Georgia, Cobb County, Marietta, 33.9526, -84.54993 - Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- "The waterspout on the W&A R.R.," Noonday Fill Washout (looking east) View of the north end of the chasm. Ruins of the north end of the Kimball trestle. Sticking out of the middle of the embankment are timbers of the old trestle which stood there 37 years ago, before the earth was filled in and the embankment made. 25 1/2 miles from Atlanta.
Elevated view of unidentified African American railroad workers standing in a large chasm among the remnants of a washed out railroad bridge on the Western and Atlantic Railroad near Marietta, Georgia.
Railroads; trains; wrecks; disasters; laborers, African Americans;
The Western and Atlantic Railroad (also known as the W&A), was established by the Georgia State Legislature in 1836 and completed in 1851 thereby connecting Chattanooga, Tennessee to Terminus (later Atlanta), Georgia. The W&A was the site of Andrews Raid (also known as the Great Locomotive Chase) on April 12, 1862 during the United States Civil War. The State of Georgia retains ownership to the W&A and is currently leasing the line’s operation to CSX Transportation until 2019. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 170.4006.001
ahc1704006001a - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/athpc/id/1421
- Additional Rights Information:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Extent:
- 8 x 10 in.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
