Dooly Southern Railway
The Dooly Southern Railway was chartered in 1897 and operated 9 miles of track between Richwood, Georgia and Pinia, Georgia starting in 1898. It was operated by the Parrott Lumber Company and was mainly a logging line, but it also served as a common carrier A common carrier in common law countries (corresponding to a public carrier in some civil law systems,Encyclopædia Britannica CD 2000 "Civil-law public carrier" from "carriage of goods" usually called simply a ''carrier'') is a person or compan .... It was abandoned in 1903. References Defunct Georgia (U.S. state) railroads Logging railroads in the United States {{US-rail-company-stub ...
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Richwood, Georgia
Richwood is an unincorporated community in Dooly County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. History Richwood had its start as a lumber town, and most likely was named for the thick woods which once covered the site. A post office called Richwood was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1947. References Unincorporated communities in Dooly County, Georgia Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state) {{DoolyCountyGA-geo-stub ...
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Pinia, Georgia
Penia is an unincorporated community in Crisp County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. History Variant names are "Pina" and "Pinia". The name is indicative of the many pine trees at the original town site. A post office called Pinia was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1908. References Unincorporated communities in Crisp County, Georgia Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state) {{CrispCountyGA-geo-stub ...
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Logging Railroad
A forest railway, forest tram, timber line, logging railway or logging railroad is a mode of railway transport which is used for forestry tasks, primarily the transportation of felling, felled logs to sawmills or railway stations. In most cases this form of transport utilised narrow gauges, and were temporary in nature, and in rough and sometimes difficult to access terrain. History Before the railway was invented, logs were transported in large numbers from the forest down rivers either freely or on wooden rafts. This was not without its problems and wood was often damaged in transit, lost in floods or stranded in shallow water. Suitable rivers were often unavailable in mountainous terrain. Simple wagonways, using horses and wooden rails, were used from the 18th century. However the invention of the steam locomotive and steel rails soon led to these being employed for forestry. However the difficult terrain within forests meant that narrow-gauge railways, which took up less s ...
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Common Carrier
A common carrier in common law countries (corresponding to a public carrier in some civil law systems,Encyclopædia Britannica CD 2000 "Civil-law public carrier" from "carriage of goods" usually called simply a ''carrier'') is a person or company that transports goods or people for any person or company and is responsible for any possible loss of the goods during transport.Longman Business English Dictionary A common carrier offers its services to the general public under license or authority provided by a regulatory body, which has usually been granted "ministerial authority" by the legislation that created it. The regulatory body may create, interpret, and enforce its regulations upon the common carrier (subject to judicial review) with independence and finality as long as it acts within the bounds of the enabling legislation. A common carrier (also called a ''public carrier'' in British English) is distinguished from a contract carrier, which is a carrier that transports goo ...
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Defunct Georgia (U
Defunct (no longer in use or active) may refer to: * ''Defunct'' (video game), 2014 * Zombie process or defunct process, in Unix-like operating systems See also * * :Former entities * End-of-life product * Obsolescence Obsolescence is the state of being which occurs when an object, service, or practice is no longer maintained or required even though it may still be in good working order. It usually happens when something that is more efficient or less risky r ...