Georgia Southern and Florida Railway

Not to be confused with Georgia and Florida Railroad (1926–63).

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 mostly under the control of the Southern Railway.

In 1902, the GS&F purchased a line from 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; both ended up going bankrupt and being mostly abandoned. The GS&F was eventually acquired by the Norfolk Southern Railway In 1982-1990 As of July the last train on the segment between Palatka Fla and Lake City Fla was on July 7th, 1990.

On July 11th 1990 The Beaver St Tower Operator, in Jacksonville Fla that NS begin operating Z911 either Mon or Tue July 9th or 10th down the CSX's A-Line Sanford Subdivsionto Palatka. NS northbound just north of Palatka on July 7th. July 7th 1990 was the last day.

NS ran South one day and north the next day.

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(Monday - South)

(Tuesday - North)

(Wednesday - South)

(Thursday - North)

(Friday - South)

(Saturday - North)

(Sunday - Off)

Not of a lot of scenery on the lake city to Palatka B line,. still operates as a subsidiary. As of November 2012, at least one operating Norfolk Southern locomotive retains GSF reporting marks.

External links

• "Georgia Southern & Florida Railroad," Railga.com
• Abandoned Florida segment, described by Abandoned Rails