The West Point Route was actually a nickname used in the early twentieth century for the joint operations of the Atlanta and West Point Rail Road

Atlanta and West Point Rail Road

The Atlanta and West Point Rail Road was a railroad in the U.S. state of Georgia, forming the east portion of the Atlanta-Selma West Point Route. The company was chartered in 1847 as the Atlanta and LaGrange Rail Road and renamed in 1857; construction was begun in 1849-50 and completed in May 1854...

 and the Western Railway of Alabama

Western Railway of Alabama

The Western Railway of Alabama was created as the Western Railroad of Alabama by the owners of the Montgomery and West Point Railroad in 1860. It was built to further the M&WP's development West from Montgomery, Alabama to Selma, Alabama. When the line was finally constructed in 1870, the M&WP...

. The name refers to the city of West Point, Georgia

West Point, Georgia

West Point is a town in Troup County, with a small tail of the south end of town in Harris County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, this town had a total population of just 3,382 people...

, where the two railroads met.

West Point refers to the town of West Point, Alabama in Cullman County almost to the county line on the Northern side. Today there are four schools there (the West Point Warriors and the Pride of Dixie Marching Band) and some small town life.