Augusta Southern Railroad
Appearance
The Augusta Southern Railroad (reporting mark AUS) was established on May 1, 1893, through a reorganization of the Augusta, Gibson & Sandersville Railroad.[1]
The railroad acquired the Sandersville & Tennille Railroad in 1894[2] and then in 1897 was leased by the South Carolina & Georgia Railroad.[1] The lease ended in 1901 at which time the Southern Railway took control.[1]
The Georgia & Florida Railway acquired control of the Augusta Southern in about 1918, and purchased the property directly on October 31, 1919.[1] Part of the line was abandoned in 1934; the remaining portion is operated by Norfolk Southern Railway north of Hephzibah, Georgia.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Hilton, George Woodman (1990-10-01). American Narrow Gauge Railroads. Stanford University Press. p. 373. ISBN 9780804717311. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ^ Poor, Henry Varnum (1865). Manual of the railroads of the United States. H.V. & H.W. Poor. p. 1335. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
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- Railway companies established in 1893
- Railway companies disestablished in 1919
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- 1919 disestablishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
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