Airline Belle
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The Airline Belle or Air-line Belle was a stream passenger train running between Atlanta and Toccoa, Georgia
on the Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line Railway (later Southern Railway
) between 1879 and 1931. Its route was 93 miles long with 39 stops including (not all in order):
Toccoa, Georgia
Toccoa is a city in Stephens County, Georgia, United States located approximately from Athens and approximately northeast of Atlanta. The population was 9,323 at the 2000 census...
on the Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line Railway (later Southern Railway
Southern Railway
The following railways or railroads are or were called the Southern Railway or Southern Railroad:- Europe :*Austrian Southern Railway, a railway company operating in Austria-Hungary between 1841 and 1923*South railway...
) between 1879 and 1931. Its route was 93 miles long with 39 stops including (not all in order):
- Terminal Station (Atlanta)Terminal Station (Atlanta)Terminal Station in Atlanta was the larger of two principal train stations in downtown, Union Station being the other. Opening in 1905, Terminal Station served Southern Railway, Seaboard Air Line, Central of Georgia , and the Atlanta and West Point. The architect was P...
- EastonEaston, GeorgiaEaston was a farming community located at the crossroads of Plaster Bridge Road and Monroe Drive, a location where today, three intown neighborhoods of Atlanta come together: Morningside-Lenox Park, Piedmont Heights and Ansley Park...
, a settlement located in today's Ansley ParkAnsley ParkAnsley Park is an affluent residential neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia, located just east of Midtown and west of Piedmont Park. One of the first suburban neighborhoods in the city designed for automobiles, it features wide, winding roads rather than the grid pattern typical of older streetcar...
neighborhood of Atlanta - Armour Station, mile 6.1
- Ottley, mile 9.8
- Goodwin's Crossing (or "Goodwin's" or "Goodwin Station"), in today's BrookhavenBrookhaven, GeorgiaBrookhaven is an unincorporated community located on the western edge of DeKalb County, Georgia, United States, directly northeast of Atlanta. Most of the area was formerly incorporated as the city of North Atlanta, which disincorporated during the 1960s...
area, mile 11 - Roswell Junction, mile 13
- DoravilleDoraville, GeorgiaDoraville is a city in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States, northeast of Atlanta. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 8,330.-History:Doraville was incorporated by an act of the Georgia General Assembly, approved December 15, 1871...
, mile 15 - Chamblee
- NorcrossNorcross, GeorgiaAs of 2010 Norcross had a population of 9,116. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 40.8% white , 19.8% black or African American , 0.7% Native American, 2.1% Asian Indian, 10.7% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 21.5% from some other race and 4.3% reporting two or more races...
, mile 19 - DuluthDuluth, GeorgiaDuluth is a city in Gwinnett County, Georgia and an increasingly more affluent and developed suburb of Atlanta. Unincorporated portions of Forsyth County also have Duluth as a mailing address, though this area is outside city limits...
, mile 25 - SuwaneeSuwaneeSuwannee may refer to:* Suwanee, Georgia* USS Suwanee * Suwanee Canal*Suwanee River, an alternative spelling of the Suwannee River** Suwanee River Route-See also:* Suwannee * Sewanee * Swanee...
, mile 31 - BufordBuford, GeorgiaAs of 2010 Buford had a population of 12,225. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 65.8% white, 13.8% black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 2.9% Asian, 14.7% reporting some other race and 2.5% reproting two or more races...
, mile 38 - Flowery Branch, mile 44
- Odell's, mile 47
- GainesvilleGainesville, Georgia-Severe Weather:Gainesville sits on the very fringe of Tornado Alley, a region of the United States where severe weather is common. Supercell thunderstorms can sweep through any time between March and November, but are concentrated most in the spring...
, mile 53 - White Sulphur Springs, mile 60
- LulaLula, GeorgiaLula is a city in Banks and Hall Counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 1,438 at the 2000 census. The Hall County portion of Lula is part of the Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Lula is home of RailRoad Days, a yearly festival usually every May. Major roads near...
, mile 65 - Bellton, mile 66
- Rabun Cap Junction, mile 78
- Mt. AiryMount Airy, GeorgiaMount Airy is a town in Habersham County, Georgia, United States. The population was 604 at the 2000 census.-History:The town of Mount Airy was founded on March 3, 1874 by Thomas Brooking of Turnerville. It began primarily as summer retreat for wealthy residents of Atlanta and Savannah. There was...
, mile 80 - Ayersville, mile 86
- CarolinaCornelia, GeorgiaCornelia is a city in Habersham County, Georgia, United States. The population was 3,834 at the 2010 census. It is home to one of the world's largest apple sculptures, which is displayed on top of an obelisk shaped monument...
- Mechanicsville (Gwinnett County)
- Beaver Dam
- Carolina
- Sugar HillSugar Hill, GeorgiaAs of 2010 Sugar Hill had a population of 18,522. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 72.4% white, 9.8% black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 1.3% Asian Indian, 5.0% other Asian, 0.1% PAcific Islander, 8.6% from some other race and 2.5% from two or more races...
- OakwoodOakwood, GeorgiaOakwood is a city in Hall County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,689 at the 2000 census...
- Cagle
- RaoulRaoul, GeorgiaRaoul is a census-designated place in Habersham County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 1,816.-Geography:Raoul is located at ....
- New Switzerland
- AltoAlto, GeorgiaAlto is a town in Banks and Habersham Counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 876 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Alto is located at ....
- Toccoa, mile 93