Macon & Western

This road was chartered in 1845, taking over the bankrupt Monroe Railroad, and completed the next year. The road provided Atlanta's connection to southern Georgia and the rail center of Macon.
Black's Number 42 (map)
Track 108 miles of 5 foot gauge 52.5# T-rail
Locomotives 19; 19 names
Cars 187
Stations 20
Officers All
Imports 1863
Locomotive Usage 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864
Freight 1860 - 1862
Passengers 1861, 1862, 1863
Tredegar Purchases All
Significant Documents
LVA, TRED 5-15-61
LVA, TRED 5-16-61
LVA, TRED 6-7-61
LVA, TRED 11-25A-61
NP, MT 7-17-62
NP, YE 7-24-62
SOR, Series 94, Page 518
NP, WJ 8-19-62
SOR, Series 94, Page 585
NA, A&F 9-6-62
NP, WJ 10-4-62
GAA, RR 3-25-63
GAA, RR 4-11-63
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 483
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 487
RRBAT 11-22-1863
NP, CC 12-8-63
RRBAT 12-9B-1863
NA, QM 12-10A-63
RRBAT 12-11D-1863
NA, QM 12-11A-63
RRBAT 12-13-1863
NP, MT 6-6-64
NP, RD 7-20-64
B6, M&W 7-29-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 38, Part 5, Page 939
NP, MT 9-20-64
NA, QM 9-28-64
NP, LV 12-17B-64
NP, RD 12-27-64
NP, AC 1-7-65
NP, RCF 1-13-65
NP, RD 2-1-65
NP, AC 2-22-65
NP, AC 3-26-65
NP, AC 4-1-65
NP, AC 4-5-65
NP, MT 4-11-65

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