Tifton and Northeastern Railroad
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The Tifton and Northeastern Railroad was chartered on October 15, 1891 and built a 25 mile line from Tifton, Georgia
, United States
to Fitzgerald, Georgia
in 1896. The T&N was consolidated with the Atlantic and Birmingham Railroad and the Tifton, Thomasville and Gulf Railway
on December 3, 1903 to form the Atlantic and Birmingham Railway
. It then became part of the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad
when it took over the A&B on April 12, 1906.
Tifton, Georgia
Tifton is a city in Tift County, Georgia, United States. The population was 15,060 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Tift County.-Major highways:* Interstate 75* U.S. Highway 41* U.S. Highway 82* U.S...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
to Fitzgerald, Georgia
Fitzgerald, Georgia
Fitzgerald is a city in Ben Hill in the U.S. state of Georgia, and is the county seat of Ben Hill County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 9,053...
in 1896. The T&N was consolidated with the Atlantic and Birmingham Railroad and the Tifton, Thomasville and Gulf Railway
Tifton, Thomasville and Gulf Railway
The Tifton, Thomasville and Gulf Railway was chartered on June 26, 1897 and operated from Tifton, GA to Thomasville, GA in 1900. The TT&G was consolidated with the Atlantic and Birmingham Railroad and the Tifton and Northeastern Railroad on December 3, 1903 to form the Atlantic and Birmingham Railway...
on December 3, 1903 to form 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...
. It then became part of the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad
The Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railway was formed in 1914 as a reorganization of the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad, which had been created in 1905 to purchase the Atlantic and Birmingham Railway and extend its track into Birmingham, Alabama, from an end point at Montezuma, Georgia...
when it took over the A&B on April 12, 1906.