Georgia_and_Florida_Railroad_(1926–1963)

Georgia and Florida Railroad (1926–1963)

Georgia and Florida Railroad (1926–1963)

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See also: Georgia and Florida Railway (2005)

The Georgia and Florida Railroad was a railroad in the Southern U.S. known as the Georgia and Florida Railway from 1906 to 1926 and 1963 to 1971.[1] It had a main line from Madison, Florida to Greenwood, South Carolina. The Southern Railway gained control in 1963,[2] reorganized it as the Georgia and Florida Railway, and merged it into subsidiary Central of Georgia Railroad in 1971.

At the end of 1960 G&F operated 321 miles of road on 395 miles of track; that year it reported 569 million ton-miles of revenue freight and no passengers.

References

  1. [1]
    Grant, H. Roger (2007). "The Georgia &; Florida Railroad and Wiregrass Agriculture". Georgia Historical Quarterly. 91 (1): 28–48. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  2. [2]
    Lennon, J. Establishing Trails on Rights-of-Way. Washington, D.C.: United States Department of the Interior. p. 51.

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