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In 1902, the GS&F purchased the [[Atlantic, Valdosta and Western Railway]] that ran from [[Valdosta, GA]] to [[Jacksonville, FL]]. The GS&F also owned the [[Macon and Birmingham Railway]] and the [[Hawkinsville and Florida Southern Railway]], both of which were operated as separate companies;<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20151221184804/http://www.railga.com/gsf18map.html Map of Georgia Southern and Florida Railway and connections (Official Guide of the Railways, April 1918, via RailGA)]</ref> both ended up going bankrupt and being mostly abandoned. The GS&F was eventually acquired by the [[Norfolk Southern Railway]] and still operates as a subsidiary. As of November 2012, at least one operating Norfolk Southern locomotive retains GSF reporting marks. |
In 1902, the GS&F purchased the [[Atlantic, Valdosta and Western Railway]] that ran from [[Valdosta, GA]] to [[Jacksonville, FL]]. The GS&F also owned the [[Macon and Birmingham Railway]] and the [[Hawkinsville and Florida Southern Railway]], both of which were operated as separate companies;<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20151221184804/http://www.railga.com/gsf18map.html Map of Georgia Southern and Florida Railway and connections (Official Guide of the Railways, April 1918, via RailGA)]</ref> both ended up going bankrupt and being mostly abandoned. The GS&F was eventually acquired by the [[Norfolk Southern Railway]] and still operates as a subsidiary. As of November 2012, at least one operating Norfolk Southern locomotive retains GSF reporting marks. |
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!Station<ref name="Ferguson GA">{{cite web |title=Georgia Railroads: Passenger Stations & Stops |url=http://www.railwaystationlists.co.uk/pdfusarr/georgiarrs.pdf |website=Jim Fergusson's Railway and Tramway Station Lists (Georgia)|access-date=5 June 2020}}</ref><ref name="Ferguson FL">{{cite web |title=Florida Railroads: Passenger Stations & Stops |url=http://www.railwaystationlists.co.uk/pdfusarr/floridarrs.pdf |website=Jim Fergusson's Railway and Tramway Station Lists (Florida)|access-date=5 June 2020}}</ref><ref>[https://www.multimodalways.org/docs/railroads/companies/NS/NS%20ETTs/NS%20GA%20Div%20ETT%20%231%208-4-2008.pdf Norfolk Southern Georgia Division Timetable]</ref> |
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|0.0 G |
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|! rowspan="3" |[[Macon, Georgia|Macon]] |
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|[[Terminal Station (Macon, Georgia)|Terminal Station]] |
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|opened in 1916<br>junction with:{{bulleted list|[[East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway]] ([[Southern Railway (US)|SOU]])|[[Macon, Dublin and Savannah Railroad]]|[[Macon and Brunswick Railroad]] (ETV&G/[[Southern Railway (US)|SOU]])}} |
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|0.9 G |
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|Macon Junction |
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|junction with [[Central of Georgia Railway]] |
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|1.3 G |
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|Macon Yard |
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|4.4 G |
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|Tamworth |
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|7.9 G |
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|Sofkee |
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|junction with [[Macon and Birmingham Railway]] (GSF)<ref name="GSF">[https://myfiles.dot.ga.gov/Environmental/CulturalResources/Appendix%20G_GSF_Final%20100318.pdf Georgia Southern and Florida]</ref> |
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|10.6 G |
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|[[Avondale, Georgia|Avondale]] |
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|13.0 G |
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|[[Elberta, Georgia|Elberta]] |
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|16.0 G |
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|[[Warner Robins, Georgia|Warner Robins]] |
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|Warner Robins |
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|originally named Wellston |
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|21.3 G |
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|[[Bonaire, Georgia|Bonaire]] |
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|24.9 G |
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|[[Kathleen, Georgia|Kathleen]] |
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|29.0 G |
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|Tivola |
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|30.9 G |
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|[[Clinchfield, Georgia|Clinchfield]] |
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|34.9 G |
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|[[Grovania, Georgia|Grovania]] |
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|38.4 G |
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|[[Elko, Georgia|Elko]] |
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|43.9 G |
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|[[Unadilla, Georgia|Unadilla]] |
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|Unadilla |
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|48.8 G |
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|[[Pinehurst, Georgia|Pinehurst]] |
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|Pinehurst |
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|51.7 G |
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|[[Findlay, Georgia|Findlay]] |
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|56.2 G |
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|[[Vienna, Georgia|Vienna]] |
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|Vienna |
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|59.5 G |
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|[[Richwood, Georgia|Richwood]] |
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|64.5 G |
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|[[Cordele, Georgia|Cordele]] |
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|Cordele |
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|junction with:{{bulleted list|[[Waycross Air Line Railroad]] ([[Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railway|AB&A]]/[[Atlantic Coast Line Railroad|ACL]])|[[Savannah, Americus and Montgomery Railway]] ([[Seaboard Air Line Railroad|SAL]])}} |
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|69.2 G |
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|[[Wenona, Georgia|Wenona]] |
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|74.4 G |
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|[[Arabi, Georgia|Arabi]] |
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|77.5 G |
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|Sibley |
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|79.2 G |
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|[[Dakota, Georgia|Dakota]] |
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|81.5 G |
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|[[Worth, Georgia|Worth]] |
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|junction with [[Hawkinsville & Florida Southern Railway]] (GSF)<ref name="GSF"/> |
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|84.8 G |
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|[[Ashburn, Georgia|Ashburn]] |
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|Ashburn |
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|87.4 G |
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|[[Sycamore, Georgia|Sycamore]] |
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|91.6 G |
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|Inaha |
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|95.3 G |
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|[[Sunsweet, Georgia|Sunsweet]] |
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|98.1 G |
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|[[Chula, Georgia|Chula]] |
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|105.2 G |
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|[[Tifton, Georgia|Tifton]] |
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|Tifton |
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|111.9 G |
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|[[Eldorado, Georgia|Eldorado]] |
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|118.1 G |
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|[[Lenox, Georgia|Lenox]] |
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|Lenox |
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|123.0 G |
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|[[Laconte, Georgia|Laconte]] |
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|125.5 G |
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|[[Sparks, Georgia|Sparks]] |
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|Sparks |
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|127.7 G |
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|[[Adel, Georgia|Adel]] |
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|Adel |
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|131.0 G |
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|Heartpine |
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|134.2 G |
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|[[Cecil, Georgia|Cecil]] |
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|Cecil |
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|138.1 G |
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|[[Hahira, Georgia|Hahira]] |
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|Hahira |
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|144.3 G |
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|[[Mineola, Georgia|Mineola]] |
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|151.2 G |
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|[[Valdosta, Georgia|Valdosta]] |
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|Valdosta |
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|junction with:<br>{{bulleted list |
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|[[Plant System|Savannah, Florida and Western Railroad]] ([[Atlantic Coast Line Railroad|ACL]]) |
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|[[Georgia and Florida Railroad (1926-1971)|Georgia and Florida Railroad]] ([[Southern Railway (US)|SOU]]) |
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|[[Atlantic, Valdosta and Western Railway]] (GSF/[[Southern Railway (US)|SOU]]) |
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|Valdosta, Moultrie and Western Railroad}} |
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|157.6 B |
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|[[Dasher, Georgia|Dasher]] |
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|Dasher |
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|163.4 B |
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|[[Lake Park, Georgia|Lake Park]] |
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|Lake Park |
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|167.2 B |
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|Melrose |
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|170.7 B |
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|[[Jennings, Florida|Jennings]] |
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|Jennings |
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|176.1 B |
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|[[Avoca, Florida|Avoca]] |
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|182.2 B |
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|[[Jasper, Florida|Jasper]] |
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|Jasper |
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|192.8 B |
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|Genoa |
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|196.3 B |
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|Facil |
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|199.7 B |
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|[[White Springs, Florida|White Springs]] |
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|White Springs |
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|203.2 B |
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|Suwanee Valley |
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|206.0 B |
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|Winfield |
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|211.6 B |
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|[[Lake City, Florida|Lake City]] |
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|Lake City |
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|junction with:{{bulleted list|[[Live Oak, Tampa and Charlotte Harbor Railroad]] Lake City Branch ([[Atlantic Coast Line Railroad|ACL]])|[[Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad]] Western Division ([[Seaboard Air Line Railroad|SAL]])}} |
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|212.7 B |
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|Watertown Junction |
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|219.0 B |
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|Jefferson |
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|222.3 B |
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|[[Lulu, Florida|Lulu]] |
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|227.9 B |
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|Guilford |
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|229.1 B |
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|Cliftonville |
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|232.9 B |
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|[[Lake Butler, Union County, Florida|Lake Butler]] |
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|Lake Butler |
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|junction with [[Jacksonville and Southwestern Railroad]] ([[Atlantic Coast Line Railroad|ACL]]) |
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|239.2 B |
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|New River |
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|243.9 B |
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|[[Sampson City, Florida|Sampson City]] |
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|junction with:{{bulleted list|[[Atlantic, Suwannee River and Gulf Railway]] ([[Seaboard Air Line Railroad|SAL]])|Gainesville and Gulf Railroad ([[Seaboard Air Line Railroad|SAL]])}} |
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|249.6 B |
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|[[Hampton, Florida|Hampton]] |
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|Hampton |
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|junction with [[Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad]] Southern Division ([[Seaboard Air Line Railroad|SAL]]) |
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|253.4 B |
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|Theressa |
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|257.8 B |
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|Brooklyn |
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|258.5 B |
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|[[Keystone Heights, Florida|Keystone Heights]] |
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|Keystone Heights |
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|259.9 B |
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|[[Lake Geneva, Florida|Lake Geneva]] |
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|264.5 B |
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|[[Putnam Hall, Florida|Putnam Hall]] |
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|267.1 B |
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|[[Grandin, Florida|Grandin]] |
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|269.1 B |
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|[[Florahome, Florida|Florahome]] |
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|273.0 B |
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|Baywood |
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|275.4 B |
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|Carraway |
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|278.0 |
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|280.0 B |
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|Springside |
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|285.6 B |
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|[[Palatka, Florida|Palatka]] |
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|[[Palatka station|Palatka]] |
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|relocated to union depot in 1908<br>junction with:{{bulleted list |
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|[[Florida Southern Railway]] ([[Atlantic Coast Line Railroad|ACL]]) |
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|[[Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West Railway]] ([[Atlantic Coast Line Railroad|ACL]]) |
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|[[Florida East Coast Railway]] [[Palatka Branch]] |
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|[[Ocklawaha Valley Railroad]]}} |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
Revision as of 02:24, 26 April 2022
This article needs additional citations for verification. (April 2022) |
The Georgia Southern and Florida Railway (reporting mark GSF), also known as the Suwanee River Route from its crossing of the Suwanee River, was founded in 1885 as the Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad and began operations between Macon, GA and Valdosta, GA in 1889, extending to Palatka, FL in 1890. The railroad went bankrupt by 1891, was reorganized as the Georgia Southern and Florida Railway in 1895, and was controlled by the Southern Railway.
In 1902, the GS&F purchased the Atlantic, Valdosta and Western Railway that ran from Valdosta, GA to Jacksonville, FL. The GS&F also owned the Macon and Birmingham Railway and the Hawkinsville and Florida Southern Railway, both of which were operated as separate companies;[1] both ended up going bankrupt and being mostly abandoned. The GS&F was eventually acquired by the Norfolk Southern Railway and still operates as a subsidiary. As of November 2012, at least one operating Norfolk Southern locomotive retains GSF reporting marks.
Historic stations
Milepost | City/Location | Station[2][3][4] | Connections and notes |
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0.0 G | Macon | Terminal Station | opened in 1916 junction with: |
0.9 G | Macon Junction | junction with Central of Georgia Railway | |
1.3 G | Macon Yard | ||
4.4 G | Tamworth | ||
7.9 G | Sofkee | junction with Macon and Birmingham Railway (GSF)[5] | |
10.6 G | Avondale | ||
13.0 G | Elberta | ||
16.0 G | Warner Robins | Warner Robins | originally named Wellston |
21.3 G | Bonaire | ||
24.9 G | Kathleen | ||
29.0 G | Tivola | ||
30.9 G | Clinchfield | ||
34.9 G | Grovania | ||
38.4 G | Elko | ||
43.9 G | Unadilla | Unadilla | |
48.8 G | Pinehurst | Pinehurst | |
51.7 G | Findlay | ||
56.2 G | Vienna | Vienna | |
59.5 G | Richwood | ||
64.5 G | Cordele | Cordele | junction with: |
69.2 G | Wenona | ||
74.4 G | Arabi | ||
77.5 G | Sibley | ||
79.2 G | Dakota | ||
81.5 G | Worth | junction with Hawkinsville & Florida Southern Railway (GSF)[5] | |
84.8 G | Ashburn | Ashburn | |
87.4 G | Sycamore | ||
91.6 G | Inaha | ||
95.3 G | Sunsweet | ||
98.1 G | Chula | ||
105.2 G | Tifton | Tifton | |
111.9 G | Eldorado | ||
118.1 G | Lenox | Lenox | |
123.0 G | Laconte | ||
125.5 G | Sparks | Sparks | |
127.7 G | Adel | Adel | |
131.0 G | Heartpine | ||
134.2 G | Cecil | Cecil | |
138.1 G | Hahira | Hahira | |
144.3 G | Mineola | ||
151.2 G | Valdosta | Valdosta | junction with:
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157.6 B | Dasher | Dasher | |
163.4 B | Lake Park | Lake Park | |
167.2 B | Melrose | ||
170.7 B | Jennings | Jennings | |
176.1 B | Avoca | ||
182.2 B | Jasper | Jasper | |
192.8 B | Genoa | ||
196.3 B | Facil | ||
199.7 B | White Springs | White Springs | |
203.2 B | Suwanee Valley | ||
206.0 B | Winfield | ||
211.6 B | Lake City | Lake City | junction with:
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212.7 B | Watertown Junction | ||
219.0 B | Jefferson | ||
222.3 B | Lulu | ||
227.9 B | Guilford | ||
229.1 B | Cliftonville | ||
232.9 B | Lake Butler | Lake Butler | junction with Jacksonville and Southwestern Railroad (ACL) |
239.2 B | New River | ||
243.9 B | Sampson City | junction with:
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249.6 B | Hampton | Hampton | junction with Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad Southern Division (SAL) |
253.4 B | Theressa | ||
257.8 B | Brooklyn | ||
258.5 B | Keystone Heights | Keystone Heights | |
259.9 B | Lake Geneva | ||
264.5 B | Putnam Hall | ||
267.1 B | Grandin | ||
269.1 B | Florahome | ||
273.0 B | Baywood | ||
275.4 B | Carraway | ||
278.0 | Woodburn | ||
280.0 B | Springside | ||
285.6 B | Palatka | Palatka | relocated to union depot in 1908 junction with: |
See also
References
- ^ Map of Georgia Southern and Florida Railway and connections (Official Guide of the Railways, April 1918, via RailGA)
- ^ "Georgia Railroads: Passenger Stations & Stops" (PDF). Jim Fergusson's Railway and Tramway Station Lists (Georgia). Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "Florida Railroads: Passenger Stations & Stops" (PDF). Jim Fergusson's Railway and Tramway Station Lists (Florida). Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ Norfolk Southern Georgia Division Timetable
- ^ a b Georgia Southern and Florida