The Brunswick and Birmingham Railroad (B&B) was chartered on December 11, 1900. In 1902-03, it built a 49-mile line from Brunswick

Brunswick, Georgia

Brunswick is the major urban and economic center in southeastern Georgia in the United States. The municipality is located on a harbor near the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 30 miles north of Florida and 70 miles south of South Carolina. Brunswick is bordered on the east by the Atlantic...

 to Offerman, Georgia

Offerman, Georgia

Offerman is a city in Pierce County, Georgia, United States. The population was 403 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Waycross Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Offerman is located at ....

 and a 19-mile line from Bushnell, Georgia to Ocilla, Georgia

Ocilla, Georgia

Ocilla is a city in Irwin County, Georgia, United States. The population was 3,270 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Irwin County.Ocilla is part of the Fitzgerald Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

. The B&B purchased the Offerman and Western Railroad on July 1, 1902, and the Ocilla and Irwinville Railroad

Ocilla and Irwinville Railroad

The Ocilla and Irwinville Railroad was incorporated on October 4, 1900 and began operations the same year, operating a 11-mile line between Ocilla, Georgia and Irwinville, Georgia. It had only one locomotive and the railroad was purchased on February 19, 1903 by the Brunswick and Birmingham...

 on February 19, 1903. The railroad ran into financial troubles in 1904 and was then purchased by the Atlantic and Birmingham Railway

Atlantic and Birmingham Railway

The Atlantic and Birmingham Railway was originally chartered in 1887 as the Waycross Air Line Railroad. In 1901, the original charter was amended for an extension to Birmingham and the railroad's name was changed to the Atlantic and Birmingham Railroad...

in April of the same year.