The West Point Route: The Atlanta & West Point Rail Road and The Western Railway of Alabama
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.29 (658 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0976620146 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 191 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Robert H. Hanson is the author of History of the Georgia Railroad
. Hanson is the author of History of the Georgia Railroad. About the Author Robert H
Absorbing history and 'Tales of the Rails' Robert Hanson has done a superb job here, in combining historic detail with - we presume - factual anecdotes from people who travelled the rails of this well-known link route between north-east USA and the south. Not only does he unfold for us the histo
Once considered by David Morgan of Trains magazine to be the "All American Railroad", but not selected because of its short 225-mile length, it had full-blown passenger and freight operations. Controlled by Atlantic Coast Line with Southern, forwarding such trains as the Piedmont Limited and The Crescent. The West Point Route consisted of the Western Railway of Alabama and the Atlanta & West Point Railroad, operating in Georgia and Alabama. This book gives a detailed, cogent, and well-documented history of this well-known but little understood operation.