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The Valdosta Railway is a 
Valdosta Railway official webpage - Genesee and Wyoming websiteMap of the abandoned portion of the Valdosta Southern between Clyattville, GA and Madison, FL
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shortline railroad
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in the U.S. state
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of Georgia
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, connecting Clyattville to CSX Transportation and the Norfolk Southern Railway at Valdosta
Valdosta is a city in and the county seat of Lowndes County, Georgia, United States. As of 2019, Valdosta had an estimated population of 56,457.
Valdosta is the principal city of the Valdosta Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in 2021 had a ...
. The company began operations in 1992 as a subsidiary of the Rail Management and Consulting Corporation, and was acquired by Genesee & Wyoming Inc. in 2005.
The line had formerly been operated by the Georgia and Florida Railroad, whose predecessor, the Florida Midland and Georgia Railroad, built the line in the 1880s or 1890s. The Valdosta Southern Railroad was incorporated in August 1951 and bought the portion from Valdosta south to Madison, Florida, which the G&F planned to abandon. The line was cut back to Clyattville, Georgia
Clyattville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lowndes County, Georgia, United States. It was established in the 1840s.
Clyattville was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 552.
History
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in March 1972, and in 1992 the new Valdosta Railway took over operations.Edward A. Lewis, American Shortline Railway Guide, 5th Edition, Kalmbach Publishing
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History
The company's first publication was ''The Model Railroader'', which be ...
, 1996, p. 321
In 2005 the Valdosta Railway was acquired by Genesee & Wyoming
Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W) is an American short line railroad holding company, that owns or maintains an interest in 122 railroads in the United States, Canada, Belgium, Netherlands, Poland, United Kingdom and formerly Australia. It operates ...
.
References
External links
Valdosta Railway official webpage - Genesee and Wyoming website
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