Columbus and Western Railway
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Columbus and Western Railway
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The Columbus and Western Railway (C&W) is a historic railroad that operated in Georgia, United States. Organized in 1880, the C&W was founded to connect Columbus, Georgia, to Birmingham, Alabama. The same year, the C&W started by purchasing the Savannah and Memphis Railroad, which ran 66 miles (106 km) between Opelika and Goodwater, Alabama. Two years later, it purchased a 55-mile (89 km) branch of the Western Railroad of Alabama between Columbus and Opelika. In 1888, the C&W constructed the fin
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Historic railroad in Georgia, United States
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_and_Western_Railway
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2023-09-20T14:09:07Z
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