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A map of the Georgia and Florida Railway and other nearby railroads
The Georgia and Florida Railway (reporting mark GFRR) is one of several short line railroad companies owned by OmniTRAX. It was formerly owned by North American RailNet as the Georgia and Florida RailNet. It runs the following lines:
- Albany, Georgia to Sylvester, Georgia
- Albany, Georgia to Sparks, Georgia with a bypass around Moultrie, Georgia
- Albany, Georgia to Thomasville, Georgia
- Adel, Georgia to Foley, Florida
- Willacoochee, Georgia to Valdosta, Georgia
[edit] History
On April 14, 1995, the Georgia and Florida Railroad began operations on the following lines that it had acquired from Norfolk Southern:[1]
On May 1, 1999, Georgia and Florida RailNet began operations on the following lines, which it had acquired from Gulf and Ohio Railways:[2] Presumably, in between, Gulf and Ohio took over the Georgia and Florida Railroad.
- Albany Bridge - 3470 feet (1058 m) over a bridge in Albany, Georgia
- Adel-Foley Line - Adel, Georgia to Foley, Florida
- Valdosta-Nashville Line - Valdosta, Georgia to Nashville, Georgia
- Moultrie-Schley Junction Line - Moultrie, Georgia to Schley Junction, Georgia
- Norman Junction Line - Norman Junction, Georgia to Moultrie, Georgia
- Thomasville-Camilla Line - Thomasville, Georgia to Camilla, Georgia
- Presumably the Sparks Line as well, though that's not in the list from the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board
The following lines were not yet part of the railroad, but are now:
The railroad was purchased from North American RailNet by OmniTRAX of Denver, Colorado, on April 1, 2005.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- (July 2005), "Abandonments and Acquisitions", Trains Magazine, p. 19.
[edit] External links
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