Georgia and Florida Railway (2005)

Infobox SG rail
railroad_name=Georgia and Florida Railway
logo_filename=Gafla.jpg
logo_size=
old_gauge=
marks=GFRR
locale=southern Georgia and northern Florida
start_year=1999
end_year=present
hq_city=Albany, Georgia

The Georgia and Florida Railway reporting mark|GFRR is one of several short line railroad companies owned by OmniTRAX. It was formerly owned by North American RailNet as the Georgia and Florida RailNet. It runs the following lines:
*Albany, Georgia to Sylvester, Georgia
*Albany, Georgia to Sparks, Georgia with a bypass around Moultrie, Georgia
*Albany, Georgia to Thomasville, Georgia
*Adel, Georgia to Foley, Florida
*Willacoochee, Georgia to Valdosta, Georgia

History

On April 14, 1995, the Georgia and Florida Railroad began operations on the following lines that it had acquired from Norfolk Southern: [http://www.rrb.gov/bcd/bcd95-115.pdf]
*Moultrie lines - Ganor, Georgia to Schley Junction, Georgia and Norman Junction, Georgia to Moultrie, Georgia
*Valdosta-Nashville line - Valdosta, Georgia to Nashville, Georgia
*Camilla line - 2.3 miles (3.7 km) in Camilla, Georgia
*Sparks line (leased from NS) - Albany, Georgia to Sparks, Georgia

On May 1, 1999, Georgia and Florida RailNet began operations on the following lines, which it had acquired from Gulf and Ohio Railways: [http://www.rrb.gov/bcd/bcd99-29.pdf] Presumably, in between, Gulf and Ohio took over the Georgia and Florida Railroad.
*Albany Bridge - 3470 feet (1058 m) over a bridge in Albany, Georgia
*Adel-Foley Line - Adel, Georgia to Foley, Florida
*Valdosta-Nashville Line - Valdosta, Georgia to Nashville, Georgia
*Moultrie-Schley Junction Line - Moultrie, Georgia to Schley Junction, Georgia
*Norman Junction Line - Norman Junction, Georgia to Moultrie, Georgia
*Thomasville-Camilla Line - Thomasville, Georgia to Camilla, Georgia
*Presumably the Sparks Line as well, though that's not in the list from the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board

The following lines were not yet part of the railroad, but are now:
*Albany, Georgia to Sylvester, Georgia
*Camilla, Georgia to Thomasville, Georgia
*Nashville, Georgia to Willacoochee, Georgia

The railroad was purchased from North American RailNet by OmniTRAX of Denver, Colorado, on April 1, 2005.

ee also

*List of United States railroads
*List of Florida railroads

References

* (July 2005), "Abandonments and Acquisitions", "Trains Magazine", p. 19.

External links

* [http://gsfrrhs.org/railroads/lopg/index.php LOP&G History - GS&F Historical Society]
* [http://www.railga.com/gfrn.html GFRN - Georgia's Railroad History]
* [http://www.georgiarailroad.org/gaflorida.html GFRN Personnel information]