state capital and largest city of Georgia; chief commercial center of the southeastern United States; was plundered and burned by Sherman's army during the American Civil War

Federal troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying Atlanta and burned the city; 1864

a city where everything is spread out

The Atlanta Amtrak Station, located in Atlanta, Georgia, is served by the Crescent passenger train. The street address is 1688 Peachtree Street, in the Brookwood section of town between Buckhead and Midtown.