Georgia, Ashburn, Sylvester and Camilla Railway
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The Georgia, Ashburn, Sylvester and Camilla Railway was founded in 1922 and operated a former line of the failed Gulf Line Railway
from Ashburn, GA to Camilla, GA. The GAS&C was a subsidiary of the Georgia Northern Railway
which was purchased by the Southern Railway
in 1966 and operated as a subsidiary. The GAS&C was fully merged into the GN in 1972. A member of the Pidcock Kingdom group of railroads, this shortline was known informally, by locals, and wags in SOWEGA, as the GAS Line.
Gulf Line Railway
The Gulf Line Railway was a railroad in the U.S. state of Georgia, connecting Hawkinsville and Camilla. The line eventually became part of the Southern Railway, but is no longer in use.-History:...
from Ashburn, GA to Camilla, GA. The GAS&C was a subsidiary of the Georgia Northern Railway
Georgia Northern Railway
The Boston and Albany Railroad was chartered in 1891 to build a rail line from Boston to Albany, Georgia, United States. After two years, very little progress had been made and the railroad was purchased by the Pidcock Family who had founded a private logging railroad in the early 1890s that ran...
which was purchased by the Southern Railway
Southern Railway (US)
The Southern Railway is a former United States railroad. It was the product of nearly 150 predecessor lines that were combined, reorganized and recombined beginning in the 1830s, formally becoming the Southern Railway in 1894...
in 1966 and operated as a subsidiary. The GAS&C was fully merged into the GN in 1972. A member of the Pidcock Kingdom group of railroads, this shortline was known informally, by locals, and wags in SOWEGA, as the GAS Line.