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The Western Railway of Alabama (WRA) ran from a junction near Selma, Alabama through Montgomery, Alabama to West Point, Georgia. It served Auburn, Alabama and connected in Opelika, Alabama to the Central of Georgia line from Columbus, Georgia to Birmingham, Alabama. Although it was partially owned by the Central of Georgia around the turn from the nineteenth to the twentieth century, it did not end up being owned by Norfolk Southern when that company acquired the CofG's parent, the Southern Railway.

In the 1980s, the line and its sister railroads, the Atlanta and West Point Railroad and the Georgia Railroad, become part of the Family Lines System, along with the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, the Louisville and Nashville Railroad and the Clinchfield Railroad. The lines were all later renamed Seaboard System Railroad, which in 1986 merged with the Chessie System to become CSX Transportation.

The WRA is still in full use for freight. Passenger service on this line ceased in the late 1960s.

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-The '''Western Railway of Alabama''' ran from Selma or [[Montgomery, Alabama]] to [[West Point, Georgia]].  It served [[Auburn, Alabama]] and connected in [[Opelika, Alabama]] to the [[Central of Georgia]] line from [[Columbus, Georgia]] to [[Birmingham, Alabama]].  Although it was partially owned by the [[Central of Georgia]] around the turn from the nineteenth to the twentieth century, it did not end up being owned by [[Norfolk Southern]] when that company acquired the [[Southern Railroad]], but instead forms part of the [[CSX]] system.  Passenger service on this line ceased in the late 1960's, but freight service is still offered.
+The '''Western Railway of Alabama''' (WRA) ran from a junction near [[Selma, Alabama]] through [[Montgomery, Alabama]] to [[West Point, Georgia]].  It served [[Auburn, Alabama]] and connected in [[Opelika, Alabama]] to the [[Central of Georgia]] line from [[Columbus, Georgia]] to [[Birmingham, Alabama]].  Although it was partially owned by the [[Central of Georgia]] around the turn from the nineteenth to the twentieth century, it did not end up being owned by [[Norfolk Southern]] when that company acquired the CofG's parent, the [[Southern Railway]].
+In the 1980s, the line and its sister railroads, the [[Atlanta and West Point Railroad]] and the [[Georgia Railroad]], become part of the [[Family Lines System]], along with the [[Seaboard Coast Line Railroad]], the [[Louisville and Nashville Railroad]] and the [[Clinchfield Railroad]]. The lines were all later renamed [[Seaboard System Railroad]], which in [[1986]] merged with the [[Chessie System]] to become [[CSX Transportation]].
+The WRA is still in full use for freight. Passenger service on this line ceased in the late 1960s.
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