Albany, Florida and Northern Railway
Appearance
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Locale | Georgia |
Dates of operation | 1889–1895 |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
The Albany, Florida and Northern Railway (AF&N) was chartered in 1889 and built a railway between Albany and Cordele, Georgia, beginning operation in 1891. The following year the line was leased to the Savannah, Americus and Montgomery Railway (SA&M), who was responsible for obtaining the charter to begin with.[1]
When the SA&M entered receivership in 1892 and was sold under foreclosure in 1895, the AF&N was spun off as a separate independent company, the Albany and Northern Railway.[2]
References
- ^ "Albany to Cordele, GA - Abandoned Rails". www.abandonedrails.com. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "HawkinsRails - Albany & Northern". hawkinsrails.net. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
External links
Categories:
- Defunct Georgia (U.S. state) railroads
- Railway companies established in 1889
- Railway companies disestablished in 1895
- Predecessors of the Southern Railway (U.S.)
- 1889 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
- 1895 disestablishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
- American companies disestablished in 1895
- American companies established in 1889
- United States rail transportation stubs
- Georgia (U.S. state) transportation stubs