Albany and Northern Railway

Railway in Georgia

Albany and Northern RailwayOverview

Locale| Georgia
Dates of operation| 1895-1971
Technical
Track gauge| 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The Albany and Northern Railway (A&N) was founded 12 September 1895 on a 35 miles (56 km) stretch of railway from Cordele to Albany, Georgia.[1][2] The line had originally been built around 1890 by the Albany, Florida and Northern Railway (AF&N). The AF&N was leased then to the Savannah, Americus and Montgomery Railway (SA&M) in 1892. In 1895, the SA&M went bankrupt and the AF&N was then reorganized into the Albany and Northern Railway.

In 1910, the Georgia, Southwestern and Gulf Railroad (GS&G) leased the A&N with the goal of opening a line from Cordele to the Gulf Coast.[3] The GS&G ran into financial trouble and was dissolved in 1942 at which time the A&N ran independently again. Passenger service stopped in 1952, but freight and mail service continued.[4] The Southern Railway acquired the A&N and Georgia Northern Railway in 1966, and merged the former into the latter on December 31, 1971.

## References

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### Citations

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1. ^ Thomas, H.W.; Georgia (1895). Digest of the Railroad Laws of Georgia. 19th-century legal treatises. Franklin printing and publishing Company, G. W. Harrison, state printer. p. 332. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
2. ^ L.K. Strouse 1927, p. 611.
3. ^ L.K. Strouse 1927, p. 603.
4. ^ "Railroad authorized to discontinue Albany-Cordele Run". Waycross Journal-Herald. 24 September 1952.

### Sources

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* Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Reports and Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States. L.K. Strouse. 1927. ISSN 0083-1530. Retrieved 2025-03-06.

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* HawkinsRails.net Albany & Northern page

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