Macon and Western Railroad

The Macon and Western Railroad was an American railway company that operated in Georgia in the middle of the 19th century. Originally chartered as the Monroe Railroad and Banking Company in December 1833, it was not until 1838 that it opened for business with a Template:Track gauge gauge line from Macon, Georgia Northwest to Forsyth. It was extended to Griffin in 1842. An economic depression halted building, but when the railroad started building again, it managed only another Template:Convert towards Atlanta for a total of Template:Convert before falling into bankruptcy.

It was bought in foreclosure and the name was changed to the Macon and Western Railroad in 1845. This new railroad completed the line into Atlanta in 1846 by adding 21 more miles (Template:Convert) for a grand total of Template:Convert. Portions of this railroad were destroyed during Sherman's March to the Sea. After the Civil War, this railroad was purchased by the Central Railroad and Banking Company of Georgia in 1872.

The stops available to riders in 1867 were:

Distances of depots from Atlanta

#	Name	Miles	Kilometers	Notes
1	East Point, Georgia	7	Template:Convert
2	Rough and Ready, Georgia	13	Template:Convert	Now called Mountain View, Georgia
3	Forest Park, Georgia	15	Template:Convert
4	Morrow's Station, Georgia	19	Template:Convert	Old Name Morrow, Georgia
5	Jonesborough, Georgia	23	Template:Convert	Shortened to Jonesboro
6	Lovejoy Station, Georgia	29	Template:Convert	Old Name. Now just Lovejoy, Georgia
7	Bear Creek, Georgia	34	Template:Convert	Now called Hampton, Georgia
8	Fayette, Georgia	38	Template:Convert	Now called Sunny Side
9	Griffin, Georgia	44	Template:Convert
10	Thornton, Georgia	50	Template:Convert	Now called Orchard Hill
11	Milner, Georgia	56	Template:Convert
12	Barnesville, Georgia	62	Template:Convert
13	Goggins, Georgia	67	Template:Convert
14	Collins, Georgia	72	Template:Convert
15	Forsyth, Georgia	78	Template:Convert
16	Smarr, Georgia	83	Template:Convert
17	Bolingbroke, Georgia	89	Template:Convert
18	Lorane, Georgia	94	Template:Convert
19	Macon, Georgia	102	Template:Convert

Trains departed from Atlanta at 7:15AM and 8:15PM and arrived there at 2:00PM and 4:35PM.