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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherArcadia Publishing
ISBN-100738516163
ISBN-139780738516165
eBay Product ID (ePID)30218149
Product Key Features
Book TitleCentral of Georgia Railway
Number of Pages128 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUnited States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Railroads / History, Subjects & Themes / Regional (See Also Travel / Pictorials), Railroads / Pictorial
Publication Year2004
IllustratorYes
GenreTransportation, Photography, History
AuthorAtlanta History Center, Scott Mcintosh, Tammy Galloway, Jackson Mcquigg
Book SeriesImages of America Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight0.7 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2003-116336
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal385/.09758
SynopsisOrganized in 1833 by Savannah businessmen, the Central of Georgia Railway was chartered by the Georgia Legislature as the Central Rail Road & Canal Company. The line, connecting Savannah to the interior of the state, boosted the coastal city's seaport, which had lost business to Charleston because of the South Carolina Rail Road's inland reach. In 1843, the Central was extended from Savannah to the outskirts of Macon, and after nearly 120 years of successful operation, the Central of Georgia Railway was purchased by Southern Railway. By 1982, it became merely an accounting entry in the books of Norfolk Southern, a major transportation company.
It didnt apply much to an area of south Georgia I had hoped. A little too much Nancy Hanks and very little about other CofGA.
passenger trains operating in GA.
History of Central of Georgia Railway book has a lot of facts on how and when the rails were laid. I’m trying to get history of area where I have an old Family property and the importance of what that railroad meant to the area.