Atlantic, Waycross and Northern Railroad explained
The Atlantic, Waycross and Northern Railroad [2] was formed on March 6, 1911, as a successor to the St. Mary's and Kingsland Railroad. Its charter was to build a line connecting St. Mary's to Fort Valley, Georgia.[3] On the reorganization, stockholders approved a measure to issue $4.8 million in bonds and $1.5 million in new stock to equip the new line, pending approval by the Georgia railroad commission.[4] [5] The railroad was permitted to issue stocks and bonds valuing $6.2 million on June 9, 1911.[6] [7]
It owned of standard gauge track and leased another mile of track between St. Mary's and Kingsland, Georgia, USA.[8] [9] The AW&N served all wharves of the port of St. Mary's[10] and interchanged with Seaboard Air Line Railway in Kingsland.[11] In 1919 the Georgia House of Representatives directed the state railroad commission to investigate the purchase of the AW&N and other lines as a means to extend the Western and Atlantic Railroad to the Atlantic coast.[12] [13] The railroad had planned several extensions,[14] [15] none of which were completed, and the railroad was reorganized into the St. Mary's Railroad in 1924.[16]
Notes and References
- Book: Poor's Manual of Railroads. 12 and 1861-1862. 54th annual. 1921. Poor's Publishing Company. New York, NY. Google Books.
- Book: Proceedings of the Association of Transportation and Car Accounting Officers. 3440. The Railway Equipment and Publication Co.. New York, NY. December 1913. Google Books.
- News: New Georgia Roads. The Buffalo Commercial. Buffalo, NY. July 10, 1912. 7. Newspapers.com.
- News: $1,500,000 for Railway. The Union-Banner. Clanton, AL. April 20, 1911. 2. Newspapers.com.
- News: To Look At Road. The Charlotte News. Charlotte, NC. May 14, 1911. 2. Newspapers.com.
- News: Heavy Bond Issue Authorized. The Courier-Journal. Louisville, KY. June 10, 1911. 2. Newspapers.com.
- News: Georgia Road to Bond for Over Six Million. The Tampa Tribune. Tampa, FL. June 10, 1911. 1. Newspapers.com.
- Book: Interstate Commerce Commission Thirty-Fourth Annual Report on the Statistics of Railways in the United States. 426. 1922. Government Printing Office. Washington, D.C.. Google Books.
- Book: Report of the Comptroller-General of the State of Georgia. 290. 1921. Chas. P. Byrd, State Printer. Atlanta, GA. Google Books.
- Book: United States Coast Pilot, Atlantic Coast: Section D, Cape Henry to Key West. 108. All wharves ... are served by the Atlantic, Waycross & Northern Railway.. Department of Commerce, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. Government Printing Office. Washington, D.C.. 1922. Google Books.
- The Official Railway Equipment Register. 48. The Railway Equipment and Publication Company. New York, NY. January 1917. XXXII. 8. Google Books.
- News: Would Extend Road to Atlantic Coast. The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, GA. July 24, 1919. 18. Newspapers.com.
- New Roads and Projects: Georgia. 608. Railway Review. October 28, 1916. The Railway Review, Inc.. Chicago. Google Books.
- Railway Construction. 407. Railway Age Gazette. February 20, 1914. 56. 8. Simmons-Boardman Publishing Co.. New York, NY. Google Books. An officer is quoted as saying the company is planning to build an extension from Kingsland, Ga., west to Folkston, about 20 miles..
- Railway News: Atlantic, Waycross & Northern. 158. Railway Review. July 31, 1915. The Railway Review, Inc.. Chicago. Google Books. ... is building an extension from Kingsland to Folkston ... on which considerable grading has been done..
- News: Strobhar is Head of New Railroad. The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, GA. February 3, 1924. 3. Newspapers.com.
