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Author: Augusta Terminal Railway Company

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Published: 1897*

Total Pages: 14

ISBN-13:

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History of Georgia Railroads, A
History of Georgia Railroads, A

Author: Robert C. Jones

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1467137774

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Before the start of the Civil War, Georgia had ten railroads, five of which figured significantly in General William T. Sherman's Atlanta Campaign and March to the Sea. The number of rail lines in the state ballooned after the war. Many were founded by individual entrepreneurs like Henry Plant and Thomas Clyde, while the biggest railroad of them all (Southern Railway) was created out of whole cloth by New York financier J.P. Morgan. At the close of the nineteenth century, consolidation was already in process, and by the end of the next century, only three significant railroads remained in Georgia. Author and historian Robert C. Jones examines Georgia's rail history over the past two centuries and today.

A History of Georgia Railroads
A History of Georgia Railroads

Author: Robert C. Jones

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2017-03-20

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1439660123

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Railroads are central in the history of Georgia. Explore 200 years of railroad expansion and consolidation in this must-read for railroad and Georgia history fans. Before the start of the Civil War, Georgia had ten railroads, five of which figured significantly in General William T. Sherman's Atlanta Campaign and March to the Sea. The number of rail lines in the state ballooned after the war. Many were founded by individual entrepreneurs like Henry Plant and Thomas Clyde, while the biggest railroad of them all (Southern Railway) was created out of whole cloth by New York financier J.P. Morgan. At the close of the nineteenth century, consolidation was already in process, and by the end of the next century, only three significant railroads remained in Georgia. Author and historian Robert C. Jones examines Georgia's rail history over the past two centuries and today.

Central of Georgia Railway
Central of Georgia Railway

Author: Jackson McQuigg

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2004-04-13

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 1439612587

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Organized in 1833 by Savannah businessmen, the Central of Georgia Railway was chartered by the Georgia Legislature as the Central Rail Road & Canal Company. The line, connecting Savannah to the interior of the state, boosted the coastal city's seaport, which had lost business to Charleston because of the South Carolina Rail Road's inland reach. In 1843, the Central was extended from Savannah to the outskirts of Macon, and after nearly 120 years of successful operation, the Central of Georgia Railway was purchased by Southern Railway. By 1982, it became merely an accounting entry in the books of Norfolk Southern, a major transportation company.

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Author: Augusta and Savannah Railroad

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Published: 1895

Total Pages: 12

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