North Eastern Railroad (Georgia)

The Northeastern Railroad was chartered in 1870 by the

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to meet this request by the state, and the new railroad opened its first 39 miles on September 1, 1876, from

Athens, Georgia Athens, officially Athens–Clarke County, is a consolidated city-county and college town in the U.S. state of Georgia. Athens lies about northeast of downtown Atlanta, and is a satellite city of the capital. The University of Georgia, the sta ...

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Lula, Georgia Lula is a city in Hall and Banks counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. Most of the city is in Hall County, with a small eastern portion of the city located in Banks County. The population was 2,758 at the 2010 census. The Hall County portion of Lu ...

. A second line was opened in 1882 from

Cornelia, Georgia Cornelia is a city in Habersham County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4,160 at the 2010 census, up from 3,674 at the 2000 census. It is home to one of the world's largest apple sculptures, which is displayed on top of an obelisk-shap ...

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Tallulah Falls, Georgia :''This article refers to the town. For the lake, see Lake Tallulah Falls, for the waterfalls and gorge, see Tallulah Gorge and for the river, see Tallulah River.'' Tallulah Falls is a town in Habersham and Rabun counties in the U.S. state of ...

. The railroad never paid dividends to its stockholders and it was later sold before construction could reach Clayton. The Cornelia-Tallulah Falls line was purchased in 1887 by the newly chartered Blue Ridge and Atlantic Railroad, also doomed to fail. While in the hands of the

Tallulah Falls Railway The Tallulah Falls Railway, also known as the Tallulah Falls Railroad, "The TF" and "TF & Huckleberry," was a railroad based in Tallulah Falls, Georgia, U.S. which ran from Cornelia, Georgia to Franklin, North Carolina. It was commissioned by t ...

, these tracks were extended all the way to

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, before they were abandoned; they are no longer in operation. The Athens-Lula line was consolidated into the Southern Railway Company in 1899. These tracks are now owned by

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. This railroad was largely responsible for the economic development of the following cities, each being a stop on the line (shown here from north to south, with counties): Athens - Lula line * Lula (on the

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) Cornelia - Tallulah Falls line *

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( Habersham) * Tallulah Lodge ( Habersham) * Tallulah Park ( Habersham) * Turnerville ( Habersham) *

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( Habersham) * Anandale ( Habersham) * Clarkesville ( Habersham) * Demorest ( Habersham) * Cornelia ( Habersham) {{DEFAULTSORT:Northeastern Railroad Georgia Defunct Georgia (U.S. state) railroads Predecessors of the Southern Railway (U.S.) Railway companies established in 1854 Railway companies disestablished in 1895 American companies established in 1854