Macon and Western Railroad

Macon and Western Railroad

Company type	Railroad company
Industry	Rail transport
Predecessor	Monroe Railroad and Banking Company
Founded	1845
Defunct	1872
Fate	Acquired by Central Railroad and Banking Company of Georgia
Headquarters	Macon, Georgia , United States
Area served	Georgia, United States

The Macon and Western Railroad was a railway company active in 19th-century Georgia. Originally incorporated as the Monroe Railroad and Banking Company in December 1833, it commenced service in 1838 with a route running northwest from Macon, Georgia to Forsyth. By 1842, the track had been extended to reach Griffin. Construction halted due to an economic downturn but briefly resumed, adding only a short segment toward Atlanta before financial insolvency occurred.

Following foreclosure, the company was rebranded as the Macon and Western Railroad in 1845. This new organization finalized the extension into Atlanta in 1846 by laying an additional 21 miles of track, bringing the total length to . Sections of the railroad suffered destruction during Sherman's March to the Sea. After the Civil War, ownership transferred to the Central Railroad and Banking Company of Georgia in 1872.

Distances of depots from Atlanta

#	Name	Miles	Kilometers	Notes
1	East Point, Georgia	7	11
2	Rough and Ready, Georgia	13	21	Currently known as Mountain View, Georgia
3	Forest Park, Georgia	15	24
4	Morrow's Station	19	31	Formerly referred to as Morrow, Georgia
5	Jonesborough, Georgia	23	37	Present-day Jonesboro, Georgia
6	Lovejoy Station, Georgia	29	47	Now called Lovejoy, Georgia
7	Bear Creek	34	55	Currently known as Hampton, Georgia
8	Fayette	38	61	Now Sunny Side
9	Griffin, Georgia	44	71
10	Thornton	50	80	Currently Orchard Hill
11	Milner, Georgia	56	90
12	Barnesville, Georgia	62	100
13	Goggins, Georgia	67	108
14	Collins, Georgia	72	116
15	Forsyth, Georgia	78	126
16	Smarr, Georgia	83	134
17	Bolingbroke, Georgia	89	143
18	Lorane, Georgia	(94 mi)	(94 mi)
19	(Macon)	(102 mi)

Trains departed from Atlanta at both 7:15 AM and 8:15 PM and returned at approximately 2:00 PM and 4:35 PM.