The Deep Cut

A berm or shoulder was excavated directly below the top to prevent earth from falling into the cut, blocking the tracks, and it corresponded to the top of the rock strata. Beyond this berm, the Western and Atlantic Railroad bed lay far below. All rail traffic between Atlanta and Chattanooga had to travel through this cut in the mountain, making Allatoona Pass a potential railroad choke point. After 1900, the cut was reforested, with a water tower to the right of the tracks and power lines on the left going over the hill.

Georgia · United States