http://atlantarails.com Railfanning in Atlanta, GA Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:23:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://atlantarails.com/fallen-flags-of-atlanta/atlanta-west-point-railroad/comment-page-1#comment-637 Greg Hodges Sat, 24 Apr 2010 04:38:17 +0000 http://atlantarails.com/?page_id=309#comment-637 Nikos & Raymond I have enjoyed reading the Atlanta rails site. Great work. I am an Atlanta native, but have been gone from the area MANY years now. (reside in Richmond, VA.) The A&WP RR is a favorite 'fallen flag' of mine, as my grandfather was a 40+ employee of that ole line. He retired as an agent at the old Ormewood depot on Memorial Drive, just east of historic Oakland Cemetery, way back in the mid 1960s. The old place fell into disrepair, but I believe that it came back to life as a restaurant a few years ago. Wonderful memories of visiting grandad there when I was a lad. The adjacent tracks that connected Hulsey Yard with the A&WP 'beltline' were pulled up long ago. (Grandad would halt traffic on Memorial Dr with a hand held stop sign when an A&WP freight had to cross there.) The line was always known corporately as the A&WP RAIL ROAD...not 'railroad'. (Two words) Ledgend has it that the first time that the Confederate 'stars & bars' battle flag was displayed publically was off of the rear platform of an A&WP train stopped at the Fairburn, GA depot about 20 miles south of Atlanta. (Indeed, I beieve there is a UDC historical marker about this incident in front of that handsome old depot today.)Fairburn is my fathers hometown and the residence of my late aforementioned grandfather. My old friend, Bob Hanson, wrote a great book about the WEST POINT ROUTE a few years ago...a great addition to any rail library. Keep up the great work...always enjoy reading about rail activities there in my old hometown. Nikos & Raymond
I have enjoyed reading the Atlanta rails site. Great work. I am an Atlanta native, but have been gone from the area MANY years now. (reside in Richmond, VA.)
The A&WP RR is a favorite ‘fallen flag’ of mine, as my grandfather was a 40+ employee of that ole line. He retired as an agent at the old Ormewood depot on Memorial Drive, just east of historic Oakland Cemetery, way back in the mid 1960s. The old place fell into disrepair, but I believe that it came back to life as a restaurant a few years ago. Wonderful memories of visiting grandad there when I was a lad. The adjacent tracks that connected Hulsey Yard with the A&WP ‘beltline’ were pulled up long ago. (Grandad would halt traffic on Memorial Dr with a hand held stop sign when an A&WP freight had to cross there.)
The line was always known corporately as the A&WP RAIL ROAD…not ‘railroad’. (Two words)
Ledgend has it that the first time that the Confederate ’stars & bars’ battle flag was displayed publically was off of the rear platform of an A&WP train stopped at the Fairburn, GA depot about 20 miles south of Atlanta. (Indeed, I beieve there is a UDC historical marker about this incident in front of that handsome old depot today.)Fairburn is my fathers hometown and the residence of my late aforementioned grandfather.
My old friend, Bob Hanson, wrote a great book about the WEST POINT ROUTE a few years ago…a great addition to any rail library.
Keep up the great work…always enjoy reading about rail activities there in my old hometown.

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