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The Western & Atlantic Rail road’s Terminals, Sidetracks, Etc. j There is not, probably, in all Amer ica, a railroad which has such magnifi cent terminals and such an abundance of sidetracks, at all necessary points along its line, as the Western & At lantic. The main line of the Western & Atlantic, from Atlanta to Chattanooga,' is 138 miles long; but it has 42 miles of sidetracks in Atlanta, Chattanooga, Dalton and at other points along its line, making a total mileage, of main line and sidetracks, of 180 miles. By reason of this profusion of side tracks, between Chattanooga and At lanta, there is practically no difficulty in changing freight and passenger schedules and making different meet ing points for the various trains. One trouble about some railroad lines is that they have such a scarcity of sidetracks between their terminals, that when they are handling a pretty fair amount of business their freight trains are unable to get into the scant supply of sidetracks at meeting points, and the result is that passenger trains have to take the sidetracks to allow freights to pass, or else the passenger and freight trains get mixed up and have to “see-saw,” thus killing some times many minutes, and, probably, an hour, before they can go forward on an unobstructed track. Herein is a great strength of the Western & Atlantic. Although there are, in the busy season, frequent instan ces of where it runs from six to eight trains on a schedule, yet passenger trains are never put to any inconve nience from this cause. When they arrive at meeting points the freight trains are in the long sidetracks, and the mail trains rush by as if there was not a freight train within a hundred miles of them. Passengers going over the Western & Atlantic, therefore, have reason able assurance that there will be none of those petty annoyances in the matter of delays which sometimes, and on some lines, frequently cause the miss ing of schedules with their connections. The perfect system with which the Western & Atlantic Railroad is worked ; the thorough understanding and almost brotherly feeling that ex ists between its officers and employes, make it the strongest road for its size in the country, or as it has been said, “The biggest thing for its size in Amer iky.” The terminals of the Western & Atlantic are especially and notably su perior. In Chattanooga, for instance, its passenger trains run into the union depot, and its freight depot and yards are immediately alongside Market street, the business thoroughfare of the city. In addition to this, the East Ten nessee, Virginia & Georgia Railway Co. rents from the Western & Atlantic the right to run its trains through the Western & Atlantic’s yard, thus connecting its Memphis & Charles ton division with the other divisions. ATLANTA, GA. MAP SHOWING THE BUSINESS PORTION OF THE CITY, ETC. JI li II II II 'L IL 11 I// I 11 11 I 33KimnnQ-£ILJnc3Lj ehi if pf ir i f it W FOUNDRY I [s,, \\ X Z <>X >AJ 1 “• I o - ’J-O ptM /nan CAinnn"inHriri,jnmnr 1. Union Passenger Depot. 2. Kimball House. 3. Artesian Well. 4. —Western Union Telegraph Office, S<h ihf.rn Express Office, Wholesale Dry-Goods, Drug and Hardware Houses. 5. Markham House. 6. Georgia R ailroad Freight Depot. 7. N, SI. Wholesale Grain, Hay, Meat, Flour, etc., Houses. Id.—-Newspaper and Job Printing Offices. 11. 12, 13. Six State and National Banks, wholesale Grocery Houses, and South ern Telegraph Office. 11. Fulton County Court House. 15. ATi.anta Chamber of Commerce. 16. 17. Baptist, Catholic, Episcopal -and Presbyterian Churches. IS. New Georgia State Capitol (being erected I. 19. DeGive's Opera House, Telephone Ex- change. 20. Posr-OFFICE. Ct STOM Hol SE, U. S. Circuit Court, and Hotel Weinmeister. 21. Prosent Georgia State Capitol. The following are the Railroads centering in the Union Passenger Depot, viz.: Western & Atlantic. Cen i ral of Georgia, Atlanta West Point, Georgia, Richmond & Dan vn i e, and Georgia Pacific. There is no omnibus tkxnsfer between these roads, ill changes being made in Union Depot. • Ail. Street-car Lines in Atlanta either start from, or pass within, one square of Union Passenger Depot. The accompanying map shows the business portion of Atlanta. The Union Passenger Depot is in the exact center of the city, the city limits being one mile and a half distant. .S’, <//<■ of distance, one-fourth of a mile to one inch. Street-car Lines indicated thus -- - - The Cincinnati Southern Railway Co. also pays a like rental to the West ern & Atlantic Railroad Co., for privileges in Chattanooga. The East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railway Co. has also rented from the Western & Atlantic Rail road Co. the privilege of running its freight and passenger trains over the Western & Atlantic Railroad be tween Chattanooga and East Tennessee Junction, on the Western & Atlantic railroad, eight miles southeast of Chat tanooga. This arrangement will con tinue until the East Tennessee, Vir ginia & Georgia Railway’s tunnel under Missionary Ridge is repaired, which, it is presumed, will be within a few days. The trains of the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Rail way, while on this portion of the Western <fe Atlantic Railroad, are under the exclusive control of the Train Dispatcher of the Western & At lantic, and when behind time wait un til the arrival of opposing W. & A. trains. At Dalton, the Western & Atlan tic passenger trains stop at the union depot immediately by the hotels, and THE KENNESAW GAZETTE. REISER ENCES. 22. Western & Atlantic Railroad Gen- eral Offices. Freight Depot, Round hoi se and Car Shops. The vacant space here shown is oc cupied by railroad tracks, etc., and no vehicles can go across. A ravine di vides the southwest side. 23. —Central Railroad of Ga., and At- lanta & West Point Railroad Freight Depot. 21. —East Tennessee. Virginia & Georgia Railroad Passenger Depot. 25. —East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railroad Freight Depot. 26. —Georgia Pacific Railway Freight De- pot. 27. -Governor's Mansion. 28. Richmond & Danville Railroad Freight Depot. 29. 30. 31. 32. Manufacturing Establish- mentsand Grain Elevator. 33. Capitol City Club. 34. Southern R’y and Steamship Associa- tion Offices, Cannon House, National Hotel. its freight depot is within thirty steps of the union passenger depot. The East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railway Co. also rents from the Western & Atlantic Railroad Co. the use of nearly 1,400 feet of the Western & Atlantic track in Dalton, and runs its trains over this portion of the Western A Atlantic Railroad, with the proviso thatjf its trains are behind time they are not to proceed over this track against W. & A. R. R. trains which are due. Some of the leading business estab lishments in Dalton are also along the Western & Atlantic sidetracks. At Cartersville the Western & Atlantic Railroad Co. allows the East & West Railroad of Alabama to run upon its right of way down into the center of the little city. It also allows the same privileges to the Marietta & North Georgia Railroad, at Marietta. In Atlanta the Western & Atlan tic Railroad passenger trains enter the union depot, being the only transpor tation line from the west which enjoys this privelige. Its freight depot and general offices are within a couple of hundred yards of the geographical center of the city, and its sidetracks run behind the great wholesale houses directly across the street from the Kimball and Markham houses and other hotels. A majority of the leading manufacturing estab lishments of Atlanta are also located on the line of the Western & Atlan tic Railroad. In Atlanta, the Georgia Pacific Rail way Co. rents from the Western & Atlantic Railroad Co. the privilege of running its passenger trains over the Western & Atlantic Railroad into the union depot. The East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railroad Co. has also arranged with the Western & Atlantic Railroad Co. to transfer the freights of the East Tennessee, Vir ginia & Georgia Railway through the Western & Atlantic yard to connecting lines in Atlanta. Thus it will be seen, that the West ern and Atlantic is master of the sit uation in Georgia so far as concerns physical advantages in the matter of handling and delivering freight, and maintaining the comfort and conven ience of passengers. Beautiful Route and Noted Health Resorts. Now that tourists and invalids are about getting ready to go south to spend the fall and winter, it will be well for them to bear in mind that there is no better place in the south east than Aiken, S. C. There is at this point one of the most magnificent hotels in the south, and it is kept “jam up.” There is only one change of cars between Cincinnati and Aiken. Pas sengers coming from Cincinnati to At lanta in the through sleeping cars which run over the Western & Atlantic Railroad, transfer in the Union Passen ger Depot, at Atlanta, into the sleep ing cars which run over the Georgia Railroad and South Carolina Railroad to Aiken, and arrive there that night about comfortable bed-time. This route is through the most his toric and beautiful part of Georgia. The schedules are reliable, and the train service is all that could possibly be desired. Added to this is the fact, as before stated, that Aiken has one of | the largest and most superb hotels in | the South. From Aiken, one can take short trips to Augusta, and can visit the fa mous “Sand-hills,” so noted as a sani tarium, or can run down to Charles ton and see Forts Sumter and Moultrie and other famous points of interest in I the “city by the sea,” which has just i acquired additional national promi nence from being the earthquake cen tre, which great calamity it is now happily presumed is over so far as the danger is concerned. “ The Hedges,” Marietta, is a fine house, under the management of Mr. James A. Lafitte, just opened for boarders. Fine rooms, lovely grounds, free livery for guests. See card on page 15. The scenery on the Western & At | lantic, at historic Mill Creek Gap, and along Rocky Face Ridge, is unexcelled in beauty. V 9