Railroad Name: | Augusta and Savannah Railroad |
Locale: | Georgia |
Successor Line: | Central of Georgia Railway Company |
Old Gauge: | American Civil War era and [1] |
Start Year: | 1854 |
End Year: | 1948 |
Augusta and Savannah Railroad was incorporated in Georgia by special act of the General Assembly, approved December 31, 1838, as Augusta and Waynesboro Railroad Company. The name was changed to Augusta and Savannah Railroad on February 16, 1856.
Augusta and Waynesboro Railroad Company built 53.31miles of railroad line between Millen, Georgia, and Augusta, Georgia, and 13.69miles of yard and side tracks prior to or during 1854.
Augusta and Savannah Railroad's property, including equipment, was leased to the Central Railroad and Banking Company of Georgia, after October 31, 1895 Central of Georgia Railway Company, on May 1, 1862, and again on October 24, 1895. It was absorbed by the Central of Georgia Railway in 1948.