[Railroad stations: Terminal Station, Atlanta, Georgia]

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Terminal Station stands out among the railroad views in this gallery because it was a downtown Atlanta passenger facility rather than a line-side depot. Atlanta grew into one of the South's major rail hubs in the decades after the Civil War, when the city was rebuilt and several lines converged there, and its stations handled a steady flow of travelers, freight, and commerce. The caption card gives no date, so the photograph is best read as a record of the city's railroad era in general, with its crowds, platforms, and tracks reflecting how central trains were to Atlanta's growth.

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