Thomasville Subdivision
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The Thomasville Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in Georgia. The line runs from Thomasville, Georgia, to Waycross, Georgia, for a total of 106.3 miles. At its north end it continues south from the Thomasville Yard and at its south end it continues south as the Fitzgerald Subdivision and Jesup Subdivision. There is also the Waycross Terminal section of the Thomasville Subdivision which runs in the Waycross, Georgia, area and is 7.1 miles in length. At its north end it branches off of the Thomasville Subdivision and at its south end it connects with the Jesup Subdivision.[1][2]
History
The Thomasville Subdivision was originally a segment the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad, which extended from Savannah to Bainbridge. The line was built in 1859 just before the start of the American Civil War though it wouldn't be completed to Bainbridge until 1867. The Atlantic and Gulf Railroad went bankrupt in 1877 and was bought in 1879 by Henry B. Plant and became incorporated into his Plant System.[3]
After the death of Henry Plant in 1899, the Plant System was bought by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad.[4] The Atlantic Coast Line would become part of CSX by 1986.
See also
References
Media related to Thomasville Subdivision at Wikimedia Commons
- ^ "TH–Thomasville Sub – The RadioReference Wiki". Wiki.radioreference.com. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
- ^ "Microsoft Word - Document in Jacksonville Final.obd" (PDF). Multimodalways.org. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
- ^ Storey, Steve. "Atlantic & Gulf Railroad". Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ "Atlantic Coast Line Railroad". Georgia's Railroad History and Heritage. Retrieved 6 December 2018.