In 1891, the Macon and Northern Railroad was established and took over the failed

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. It operated of track between Macon and

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. The M&N Railroad went bankrupt in 1894 and was then reorganized as the Macon and Northern Railway, which was then purchased by the

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in 1895.

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Defunct Georgia (U.S. state) railroads Railway companies established in 1894 Railway companies disestablished in 1895 Predecessors of the Central of Georgia Railway {{US-rail-company-stub