Western and Atlantic Railroad

Summary

Western and Atlantic Railroad is a railway line^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (68 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Western and Atlantic Railroad held citizenship in United States^[3].
• Western and Atlantic Railroad is located in Tennessee^[4].
• Western and Atlantic Railroad is in the country of United States^[5].
• Western and Atlantic Railroad's instance of is recorded as railway line^[6].
• Western and Atlantic Railroad's instance of is recorded as railway company^[7].
• Western and Atlantic Railroad's Commons category is recorded as Western and Atlantic Railroad^[8].
• January 1, 1836 marks the founding of Western and Atlantic Railroad^[9].
• Western and Atlantic Railroad's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 33.83127777777778, 'lon': -84.46436111111112}^[10].
• Western and Atlantic Railroad's track gauge is recorded as standard-gauge railway^[11].
• Western and Atlantic Railroad's replaced by is recorded as Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway^[12].
• Western and Atlantic Railroad's date of official opening is recorded as 1836^[13].
• Western and Atlantic Railroad's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+220'}^[14].

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Founding

January 1, 1836 marks the founding of Western and Atlantic Railroad^[9].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Western and Atlantic Railroad include Atlanta^[15], a county seat^[16], in United States^[17], founded in 1845^[18].

Why It Matters

Western and Atlantic Railroad ranks in the top 3% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (68 views/month).^[2]

Entities named for it include Atlanta^[15], a county seat^[16], in United States^[17], founded in 1845^[18].