Macon and Western Railroad
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The Macon & Western Railroad was originally chartered in 1833 it was completed into Atlanta in 1846. The stops available to riders in 1867 were:
[edit] Distances of Depots from Atlanta
| # | Name | Miles | Notes |
| 1 | East Point, Georgia | 7 | |
| 2 | Rough & Ready, Georgia | 13 | |
| 3 | Forrest, Georgia | 15 | |
| 4 | Morrow's, Georgia | 19 | Old spelling |
| 5 | Jonesboro, Georgia | 23 | |
| 6 | Lovejoy, Georgia | 29 | |
| 7 | Bear Creek, Georgia | 34 | Now called Hampton |
| 8 | Fayette, Georgia | 38 | Now called Sunny Side |
| 9 | Griffin, Georgia | 44 | |
| 10 | Thornton, Georgia | 50 | Now called Orchard Hill |
| 11 | Milner, Georgia | 56 | |
| 12 | Barnesville, Georgia | 62 | |
| 13 | Goggins, Georgia | 67 | |
| 14 | Collins, Georgia | 72 | |
| 15 | Forsyth, Georgia | 78 | |
| 16 | Smarr, Georgia | 83 | |
| 17 | Crawford, Georgia | 89 | |
| 18 | Howard, Georgia | 96 | |
| 19 | Macon, Georgia | 103 |
Trains departed from Atlanta at 7:15AM and 8:15PM and arrived there at 2:00PM and 4:35PM.
