Augusta and Florida Railway explained

Railroad Name:Augusta and Florida Railway
Locale:Georgia, USA
Start Year: (chartered)
Successor Line:Georgia and Florida Railway
Length:29.9miles[1]

The Augusta and Florida Railway (A&F) was incorporated in 1904 and operated a line between Keysville and Midville, Georgia, USA. The railway company was chartered on November 16, 1904, with an initial capital stock of $1 million to build about 60miles of line from Augusta to Midville.[2] Construction began soon after incorporation with 16miles of track completed by December 1904.[3] The A&F was sold in pieces to the Georgia and Florida Railway in 1907 and 1910.[4] [5] [6] [7] Several lines in and around Augusta made connections to the line in 1907 in association with the Georgia & Florida purchase.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Appendix: Extension of Tenure of Government Control of Railroads; Hearings before the Interstate Commerce Committee. 1998–1999. 3. Washington, D.C.. Government Printing Office. 1919. Google Books.
  2. News: State Capitol News. The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, GA. November 17, 1904. 7. The Augusta and Florida Railway Company was yesterday granted a charter .... Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Local Items. Union Springs Herald. Union Springs, AL. December 14, 1904. 3. Newspapers.com.
  4. News: New Railroad Planned Will Furnish Added Egress North. The Weekly Tribune. Tampa, FL. August 8, 1907. 4. The lines acquired and to be connected [include] the Augusta and Florida Railway, 30 miles; .... Newspapers.com.
  5. News: Maj. Chas. H. Gattis Goes to New Field. News and Observer. Raleigh, NC. December 26, 1909. 5. The short lines embraced in the system [include] the Augusta and Florida Railway; .... Newspapers.com.
  6. News: To Connect Up Florida Roads. The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, NC. August 9, 1907. 11. Newspapers.com.
  7. Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=kLgbTCc-AOcC&dq=Augusta+and+Florida+Railway&pg=PA1001. 1001. Georgia & Florida Railway. The Official Guide of the Railways and Steam Navigation Lines of the United States Porto Rico [sic] Canada Mexico and Cuba. National Railway Publication Co.. New York. January 1908. Google Books.
  8. Railway Building In Progress - Nearly 12,000 Miles of New Railroad Under Contract in the United States. 417–421. The Railway Age. March 22, 1907. XLIII. 12. The Wilson Company. Chicago. Google Books.

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