In the late 1960s, the State of Georgia started an improvement project for the port at

Brunswick, Georgia Brunswick () is a city in and the county seat of Glynn County in the U.S. state of Georgia. As the primary urban and economic center of the lower southeast portion of Georgia, it is the second-largest urban area on the Georgia coastline after Sa ...

. In this project, the Colonel's Island Railroad was created as a part of the Georgia Ports Authority. The CISD operated 33 miles of track in and around the Brunswick area. In 1998, the railroad sold most of its assets and the

Golden Isles Terminal Railroad The Golden Isles Terminal Railroad is a terminal railroad that began operations in 1998, taking over from the Colonel's Island Railroad. It operates 33 miles of track in and around the port at Brunswick, GA Brunswick () is a city in and the c ...

began operating on the line. The Ports Authority retained ownership of the track, but the CISD was disbanded.Colonel's Island Railroad (RailGA, including maps)
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