Georgia Southern and Florida Railway
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Also known as the Suwanee River Route from its crossing of the Suwanee River, the Georgia Southern and Florida Railway was founded in 1885 as the Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad and began operations between Macon, GA and Valdosta, GA in 1889, extending to Palatka, FL in 1890. The railroad went bankrupt by 1891, was reorganized as the Georgia Southern and Florida Railway in 1895, and was mostly under the control of the Southern Railway
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In 1902, the GS&F purchased a line from the Atlantic, Valdosta and Western Railway
that ran from Valdosta, GA to Jacksonville, FL. The GS&F also owned the Macon and Birmingham Railway
and the Hawkinsville and Florida Southern Railway
, both of which were operated as separate companies; both ended up going bankrupt and being mostly abandoned. The GS&F was eventually acquired by the Norfolk Southern Railway
and still operates as a subsidiary.
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...
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In 1902, the GS&F purchased a line from the Atlantic, Valdosta and Western Railway
Atlantic, Valdosta and Western Railway
Chartered in 1897, the Atlantic, Valdosta and Western Railway operated from Valdosta, Georgia, to Jacksonville, Florida, and was nicknamed the Jacksonville Short Line. In 1902, it was purchased by the Georgia Southern and Florida Railway....
that ran from Valdosta, GA to Jacksonville, FL. The GS&F also owned the Macon and Birmingham Railway
Macon and Birmingham Railway
The Macon and Birmingham Railway was a railroad in the southeastern United States that operated from 1891 through 1922.-References:...
and the Hawkinsville and Florida Southern Railway
Hawkinsville and Florida Southern Railway
The Hawkinsville and Florida Southern Railway was founded in 1896 and by 1901 was operating of track from Hawkinsville to Worth, Georgia, USA, where it connected with the Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad. It also operated a line between Davisville and Fitzgerald, Georgia...
, both of which were operated as separate companies; both ended up going bankrupt and being mostly abandoned. The GS&F was eventually acquired by the Norfolk Southern Railway
Norfolk Southern Railway
The Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I railroad in the United States, owned by the Norfolk Southern Corporation. With headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia, the company operates 21,500 route miles in 22 eastern states, the District of Columbia and the province of Ontario, Canada...
and still operates as a subsidiary.