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West Point Route passenger trains remembered

Images of passenger service on the Western Railway of Alabama (WofA), Atlanta & West Point (A&WP), and Georgia Railroad (GA)

West Point Route passenger trains: All through October 2024, Classic Trains editors are celebrating the history and heritage of the West Point Route: Atlanta & West Point and Western Railway of Alabama.

A&WP-WofA train 31

WofA 4-6-0 175 with Atlanta–Montgomery train 31 on A&WP near East Point, Ga.
Richard E. Prince Jr.

a diesel passenger train pulling into a train station

GA train 2

FP7 with Atlanta–Augusta train 2 arriving Augusta Union Station Aug. 10, 1960.
W. F. Beckum Jr.

Crescent

A&WP 4-6-2 290 with New York–New Orleans Crescent west of Atlanta, 1946.
C. K. Marsh Jr. coll.

A&WP-WofA train 35

A&WP 4-6-0 280 with Atlanta–Montgomery train 35 at Milstead, Ala., February 1942.
Joseph P. Sadler

Crescent

WofA 4-8-2 186 with New Orleans–New York Crescent departing Montgomery on WofA, Nov. 12, 1941.
A. C. Kalmbach

a diesel passenger train by some buildings

GA train 1

GA GP7 1034 with Augusta–Atlanta train 1 departing Augusta Apr. 7, 1968, on its last run.
B. F. Roberts

a stream engine passenger train by a building

WofA-A&WP train 32

A&WP 4-6-0 261 with Montgomery–Atlanta train 32 at Milstead, Ala., March 1942.
Joseph P. Sadler

a stream engine passenger train on a tall bridge over a river

GA train 2

GA 2-8-2 322 with Atlanta–Augusta train 2 crossing Alcovy River east of Covington, Ga., Apr. 23, 1950.
W. F. Beckum Jr.

A diesel passenger train with a station in the background

GA train 1

Two GA FP7s with Augusta–Atlanta train 1 depart Augusta Dec. 26, 1956.
W. F. Beckum Jr.

Piedmont Limited

WofA 4-6-2 190 with New Orleans–New York Piedmont Limited approaching Atlanta.
Richard E. Prince

a diesel and steam engine passenger trains side by side

GA trains 43 and 1

GA 4-6-0 211 with Washington Branch mixed train 43 and GA FP7s with Augusta–Atlanta train 1 west of Barnett, Ga., Feb. 22, 1951.
W. F. Beckum Jr.

GA train 2

GA 4-6-2 253 (ex-A&WP) with Atlanta–Augusta train 2 approaching Augusta.
Classic Trains coll.

a steam engine passenger train pulling into a station

WofA football special

WofA 4-6-2 190 with 10-car special taking Auburn University students to football game at Montgomery passing Madison, Ala., September 1938.
Joseph P. Sadler

Crescent

FP7-GP7-FP7 with New York–New Orleans Crescent on A&WP at Fairburn, Ga., in June 1956.
I. W. King

Crescent

A&WP 4-6-2 290 with New Orleans–New York Crescent east of Montgomery, Ala.
Joseph P. Sadler

Crescent

A&WP/WofA FP7 and three Geeps arriving Montgomery, Ala., with New York–New Orleans Crescent on Dec. 9, 1962; L&N E units at left will forward train west.
Walter McMurtry