Chartered in 1903, the Ocilla and Valdosta Railroad had originally planned on building a railroad from Macon, GA to Valdosta, GA. In 1905 it acquired track between Broxton, GA and Hazlehurst, GA from the Broxton, Hazlehurst and Savannah Railroad

Broxton, Hazlehurst and Savannah Railroad

The Broxton, Hazlehurst and Savannah Railroad was chartered in 1900 and operated a line between Broxton and Hazlehurst, Georgia, USA. It lasted until 1905 when it merged with the Ocilla and Valdosta Railroad....

. By 1906 it was operating between Broxton and Ocilla, GA and was constructing track to Fitzgerald, GA. The O&V then ran into financial trouble and sold the Broxton to Hazlehurst section to the Douglas, Augusta and Gulf Railway

Douglas, Augusta and Gulf Railway

The Douglas, Augusta and Gulf Railway was created as a subsidiary of the Georgia and Florida Railway to consolidate lines of several smaller railroads. It started in 1905 by acquiring the Barrows Bluff, GA to Douglas, GA line that was from the Wadley and Mt. Vernon Railroad...

 in 1907 and the next year the remainder of the O&V was sold to the Fitzgerald, Ocilla and Broxton Railroad.