Chattahoochee Valley Railway The Chattahoochee Valley Railway was constructed by the West Point Manufacturing Company to serve several cotton mills that it operated along the west bank of the Chattahoochee River. Operations began on the standard gauge line in January of 1897. The first section to open was a 10-mile link between West Point, Georgia, and the mill at Riverview, Alabama. The line was soon extended about 7 miles to Jester, Alabama. In 1916 the railroad was extended to Bleeker, Alabama, on the Central of Georgia between Opelika and Columbus, giving the line south of West Point a total length of 27 miles. In 1908 the rails were extended north from West Point to a connection with the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic at Standing Rock, Alabama. This section was abandoned in 1932. In 1974 the tracks between Bleeker and McGinty, near Riverview, were abandoned. The entire railroad ceased operations in 1992. Reporting marks: CHV 1918 timetable (28K) 1929 timetable (188K) 1955 map (132K) 1968 map (176K) Vintage photos and other info at hawkinsrails.net. Suggested Reading: Tom Gallo, Chattahoochee Valley Railway. Images of America Series (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 1999). From Official Guide of the Railways, 1906.   Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage. Copyright, Steve Storey. Railroad History | The Depot List | Locomotives On Display | Odds & Ends | Sources & References | Home