Georgia Northern Railway
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The Boston and Albany Railroad was chartered in 1891 to build a rail line from Boston
to Albany, Georgia
, United States
. After two years, very little progress had been made and the railroad was purchased by the Pidcock Family who had founded a private logging railroad in the early 1890s that ran north from Pidcock, Georgia
.
The Pidcocks combined their assets into the Georgia Northern Railway. The railroad was operating between Albany
and Boston
by 1905. They then began purchasing other railroads. It bought the Flint River and Northeastern Railroad in 1910, the Georgia, Ashburn, Sylvester and Camilla Railway
in 1922, and the Georgia Southwestern and Gulf Railroad in 1939. The coterie of roads became known as the Pidcock Kingdom shortlines in Sowega.
The Southern Railway took over the Georgia Northern in 1966, fully merging it with the Albany and Northern Railway
and the GAS&C (apparently included in the GN purchase) in 1972, but maintaining the GN name for the subsidiary. It was eventually merged into the Georgia Southern and Florida Railway
on December 31, 1993.
Boston, Georgia
Boston is a city in Thomas County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,417 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Boston is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
to Albany, Georgia
Albany, Georgia
Albany is a city in and the county seat of Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. It is the principal city of the Albany, Georgia metropolitan area and the southwest part of the state. The population was 77,434 at the 2010 U.S. Census, making it the...
, United States
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. After two years, very little progress had been made and the railroad was purchased by the Pidcock Family who had founded a private logging railroad in the early 1890s that ran north from Pidcock, Georgia
Pidcock, Georgia
Pidcock is an unincorporated community in Brooks County, Georgia, United States. It is located north of the Florida state line on U.S. Route 84 between Thomasville, east to Boston, Pidcock, Quitman and Valdosta....
.
The Pidcocks combined their assets into the Georgia Northern Railway. The railroad was operating between Albany
Albany, Georgia
Albany is a city in and the county seat of Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. It is the principal city of the Albany, Georgia metropolitan area and the southwest part of the state. The population was 77,434 at the 2010 U.S. Census, making it the...
and Boston
Boston, Georgia
Boston is a city in Thomas County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,417 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Boston is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
by 1905. They then began purchasing other railroads. It bought the Flint River and Northeastern Railroad in 1910, the Georgia, Ashburn, Sylvester and Camilla Railway
Georgia, Ashburn, Sylvester and Camilla Railway
The Georgia, Ashburn, Sylvester and Camilla Railway was founded in 1922 and operated a former line of the failed Gulf Line Railway from Ashburn, GA to Camilla, GA. The GAS&C was a subsidiary of the Georgia Northern Railway which was purchased by the Southern Railway in 1966 and operated as a...
in 1922, and the Georgia Southwestern and Gulf Railroad in 1939. The coterie of roads became known as the Pidcock Kingdom shortlines in Sowega.
The Southern Railway took over the Georgia Northern in 1966, fully merging it with the Albany and Northern Railway
Albany and Northern Railway
The Albany and Northern Railway began life in about 1895 on a stretch of railway from Cordele to Albany, Georgia. The line had originally been built around 1890 by the Albany, Florida and Northern Railway . The AF&N was leased then to the Savannah, Americus and Montgomery Railway in 1892...
and the GAS&C (apparently included in the GN purchase) in 1972, but maintaining the GN name for the subsidiary. It was eventually merged into the Georgia Southern and Florida Railway
Georgia Southern and Florida Railway
Also known as the Suwanee River Route from its crossing of the Suwanee River, the Georgia Southern and Florida Railway was founded in 1885 as the Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad and began operations between Macon, GA and Valdosta, GA in 1889, extending to Palatka, FL in 1890...
on December 31, 1993.