The Hawkinsville and Florida Southern Railway (H&FS) was founded in 1896 and by 1901 was operating of track from

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, where it connected with the

Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad The Georgia Southern and Florida Railway , also known as the ''Suwanee River Route'' from its crossing of the Suwanee River, was founded in 1885 as the Georgia Southern and Florida ''Railroad'' and began operations between Macon, GA and Valdosta ...

. It also operated a line between Davisville and

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. In 1907, a portion of the H&FS was leased to the

Gulf Line Railway The Gulf Line Railway was a railroad in the U.S. state of Georgia, connecting Hawkinsville and Camilla. The line eventually became part of the Southern Railway, but is no longer in use. History The Flint River and Gulf Railway was incorporated ...

However, in 1913, the H&FS took over operations and fully absorbed the Gulf Line resulting in a line from Hawkinsville to Camilla, Georgia. In 1922, the H&FS went bankrupt. The section from Camilla to

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, was purchased by the

Georgia, Ashburn, Sylvester and Camilla Railway The Georgia, Ashburn, Sylvester and Camilla Railway was founded in 1922 and operated a former line of the failed Gulf Line Railway from Ashburn, GA to Camilla, GA. The GAS&C was a subsidiary of the Georgia Northern Railway The Boston and Alban ...

but no buyers could be found for the remainder of the system and it was abandoned by 1923.

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