LOST COMMUTER TRAINS

ATLANTA

Schedules are from the January 1930 "Official Guide Of The Railways".

Miles are distances from the downtown terminal, and not necessarily mileposts.


Southern Railway



  #18     Miles  January 3, 1930      #17
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 5:20 pm   --    Atlanta             7:50 am
 5:30 pm    0    Peachtree St.       7:32 am
 5:44 pm   10.8  Oglethorpe Univ.    7:19 am
 5:49 pm   13.0  Chamblee            7:15 am
 flag      14.4  Doraville           flag
 6:02 pm   19.1  Norcross            7:05 am
 6:14 pm   25.0  Duluth              6:51 am
 6:24 pm   30.5  Suwanee             6:39 am
 6:36 pm   36.6  Buford              6:30 am
 6:46 pm   43.4  Flowery Branch      6:19 am
 6:52 pm   47.2  Oakwood             6:10 am
 7:07 pm   52.9  Gainesville         6:02 am
 flag      58.7  White Sulphur       flag
 7:30 pm   65.3  Lula                5:40 am
 7:32 pm   66.1  Bellton             5:36 am
 7:45 pm   73.5  Alto                5:25 am
 7:50 pm   76.0  Baldwin             5:19 am
 7:55 pm   77.6  Cornelia            5:15 am
 7:59 pm   79.1  Mount Airy          5:10 am
 8:08 pm   85.3  Ayersville          4:58 am
 8:20 pm   90.2  Toccoa              4:50 am
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Atlanta during that era observed Central Time. Timetable for this line used Eastern Time, with times indicated one hour later than times shown here. Train discontinued in early 1930's.



  #23     Miles  January 2, 1930      #24
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 5:25 pm    0    Atlanta             7:40 am
 6:05 pm   17.4  Austell             7:05 am
 6:10 pm   19.6  Lithia Springs      7:00 am
 6:25 pm   25.8  Douglasville        6:48 am
 6:38 pm   30.9  Winston             6:35 am
 6:55 pm   36.8  Villa Rica          6:17 am
 7:18 pm   44.4  Temple              6:02 am
 7:40 pm   51.9  Bremen              5:43 am
 7:49 pm   54.8  Waco                5:34 am
 8:05 pm   62.1  Tallapoosa          5:20 am
 8:19 pm   68.9  Muscadine           5:00 am
 flag      72.0  Fruithurst          flag
 8:35 pm   77.3  Edwardsville        4:47 am
 8:50 pm   83.4  Heflin              4:35 am
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Train discontinued in early 1930's.


Georgia Railroad



  #14     Miles  November 10, 1929      #13
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 6:10 pm    0    Atlanta               7:35 am
 6:30 pm    6    Decatur               7:15 am
 6:36 pm    9    Scottdale             7:09 am
 6:41 pm   11    Clarkston             7:04 am
 6:52 pm   16    Stone Mountain        6:54 am
 7:02 pm   21    Redan                 6:44 am
 7:10 pm   25    Lithonia              6:36 am
 7:23 pm   31    Conyers               6:25 am
 7:35 pm   38    Almon                 6:12 am
 7:45 pm   41    Covington             6:05 am
 7:48 pm   44    Hazelbrand            5:59 am
 7:55 pm   46    Alcovy                5:55 am
 8:10 pm   52    Social Circle         5:45 am
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Atlanta during that era observed Central Time. Timetable for this line used Eastern Time, with times indicated one hour later than times shown here. Train discontinued in early 1930's.


Atlanta & West Point



  Bus     Miles  December 29, 1929      Bus
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 5:25 pm    0    Atlanta               8:10 am
 5:56 pm    9    College Park          7:35 am
 6:03 pm   12    Red Oak               7:29 am
 6:09 pm   16    Stonewall             7:24 am
 6:13 pm   17    Union City            7:21 am
 6:18 pm   18    Fairburn              7:18 am
 6:32 pm   25    Palmetto              7:05 am
 6:39 pm   30    McCollum              6:56 am
 6:44 pm   33    Madras                6:51 am
 7:03 pm   39    Newnan                6:40 am
 7:16 pm   45    Moreland              6:18 am
 7:27 pm   51    Grantville            6:08 am
-----      55    Trimble               6:00 am
 7:40 pm   58    Hogansville           5:55 am
 7:51 pm   64    Louise                5:45 am
 8:10 pm   71    La Grange             5:32 am
 8:29 pm   80    Gabbettville          5:12 am
 8:45 pm   87    West Point            5:00 am
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Actually a bus which in 1929 replaced a train, bus discontinued in early 1930's.


ADDITIONAL EARLIER COMMUTER TRAINS

The February 1901 "Official Guide Of The Railways" includes the following additional commuter operations.

Nashville Chattanooga & St. Louis
Atlanta-Marietta (20 miles), 2 daily round trips.
Discontinued in 1905.