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Atlanta and West Point Railroad
The
Atlanta and West Point Rail Road
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
gauge
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. Through the
Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
(SCL), successor to the ACL, the A&WP came under the
Family Lines System
banner in 1972, and in June 1986 it was merged into the
Seaboard System Railroad
, successor to the SCL. The former A&WP property is now owned by
CSX Transportation
.
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