page_title: Western and Atlantic Railroad
section_title: W&A in modern times
hierarchical_section_title: Western and Atlantic Railroad / W&A in modern times
caption_attribution_description: English: CSX GP40-2 6046 (former Chessie System B&amp;O 4145) is working the CSX Tyner Branch local on the CSX W&amp;A Sub. (C) 2005 Jason Trew (TVSRR) photo
context_page_description: The Western & Atlantic Railroad of the State of Georgia is a government-owned railroad and is currently leased by CSX, which CSX operates in the Southeastern United States from Atlanta, Georgia, to Chattanooga, Tennessee.
  It was founded on December 21, 1836. The city of Atlanta was founded as the terminus of the W&A, with the terminus marked with the Atlanta Zero Mile Post. The line is still owned by the State of Georgia from Atlanta to CT Tower in Chattanooga; it is leased by CSX Transportation.
  The W&A Subdivision is a railroad line leased by CSX Transportation in the U.S. states of Tennessee and Georgia. The line runs from Chattanooga to Marietta, Georgia for a total of 119.1 miles. At its north end, it continues south from the Chattanooga Subdivision of the Nashville Division and at its south end it continues south as the Atlanta Terminal Subdivision.
  This line, originally built to 5 ft gauge, is famous because of the Andrews Raid, which took place on the W&A during the American Civil War on the morning of April 12, 1862.
context_section_description: Aside from a few track realignments by the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway, the W&A has changed little since 1862. The most significant changes were realignment during the creation of Lake Allatoona, with the tracks through Allatoona Pass removed. The Etowah River bridge has also been replaced. The famed Chetoogeta Mountain Tunnel in Tunnel Hill, Georgia, was abandoned in 1928; it was too small to accommodate the larger trains of the era, and a new tunnel was built nearby.
  A marker indicating where the chase began is near the Big Shanty Museum in Kennesaw, Georgia. A marker for where the chase ended is at Milepost 116.3, north of Ringgold, Georgia, which is not far from the recently restored depot at Milepost 114.5. A monument dedicated to Andrew's Raiders is located at the Chattanooga National Cemetery; it has the General on top of the monument and a brief history of the great locomotive chase.
caption: CSXT GP40-2 6046 is shown working the CSX Tyner Branch on the Western & Atlantic Sub; the Tyner Branch leads to the old Volunteer Army Ammunition Plant which now leads to the Volkswagen Chattanooga Assembly Plant.
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