Darien and Western Railroad
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In 1894 the Darien and Western Railroad was established to take over operations of the Darien Short Line
which had gone bankrupt. The D&W operated a 32 miles (51.5 km) line between Darien
and Middleton, Georgia, US
, beginning in 1895 and then as far as Ludowici
, Georgia, in 1904. It became part of a multi-railroad merger in 1906 that resulted in the Georgia Coast and Piedmont Railroad
.
Darien Short Line
The Darien Short Line was founded in the early 1890s to build track North out of Darien, Georgia, USA. The railroad built some track but never connected anywhere before going bankrupt. It was then purchased by the Darien and Western Railroad in 1894....
which had gone bankrupt. The D&W operated a 32 miles (51.5 km) line between Darien
Darien, Georgia
Darien is a city in McIntosh County, Georgia, United States. It lies on Georgia's coast at the mouth of the Altamaha River about 50 miles south of Savannah, and is part of the Brunswick, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of Darien was 1,719 at the 2000 census. The city is the...
and Middleton, Georgia, US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, beginning in 1895 and then as far as Ludowici
Ludowici, Georgia
Ludowici is a city in Long County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,440 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Long County...
, Georgia, in 1904. It became part of a multi-railroad merger in 1906 that resulted in the Georgia Coast and Piedmont Railroad
Georgia Coast and Piedmont Railroad
In 1906 the Collins and Reidsville Railroad, the Reidsville and Southeastern Railroad and the Darien and Western Railroad merged to form the Georgia Coast and Piedmont Railroad. The railroad operated mainly on a line between Collins and Darien, Georgia, USA, extending to Brunswick in 1914...
.