The Augusta Southern Railroad was established on May 1, 1893, through a reorganization of the
Augusta, Gibson & Sandersville Railroad.
The railroad acquired the Sandersville & Tennille Railroad in 1894
and then in 1897 was leased by the
South Carolina & Georgia Railroad.
The lease ended in 1901 at which time the
Southern Railway took control.
The
Georgia & Florida Railway acquired control of the Augusta Southern in about 1918, and purchased the property directly on October 31, 1919.
Part of the line was abandoned in 1934; the remaining portion is operated by
Norfolk Southern Railway
The Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I freight railroad in the United States formed in 1982 with the merger of Norfolk and Western Railway and Southern Railway. With headquarters in Atlanta, the company operates 19,420 route miles (31 ...
north of
Hephzibah, Georgia.
References
Defunct Georgia (U.S. state) railroads
Predecessors of the Southern Railway (U.S.)
Railway companies established in 1893
Railway companies disestablished in 1919
1893 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
1919 disestablishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
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