Georgia, Carolina and Northern Railway
The Georgia, Carolina and Northern Railway was a Southeastern railroad that began after Reconstruction and operated up until the start of the 20th century.
The Georgia, Carolina and Northern Railway was founded in 1886 with the goal of building a line from Monroe, North Carolina, to Atlanta, Georgia.[1] Construction on the line began in 1887 in North Carolina.[1]
By 1892 the railroad had almost completed its original plan when a court injunction halted its progress into Atlanta. As a result, the GC&N developed the Seaboard Air Line Belt Railroad.[1] The Seaboard Air Line Belt Railroad ran about 8 miles (13 km) from , (near Emory University), west to the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway for which the Georgia, Carolina and Northern Railway had trackage rights into Atlanta. In 1898 the railroad acquired the Loganville and Lawrenceville Railroad.[1]
In 1901 the GC&N was formally merged into the Seaboard Air Line Railway.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e Storey, Steve. "Georgia, Carolina & Northern Railway". Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage. Archived from the original on December 22, 2010.
- Defunct Georgia (U.S. state) railroads
- Defunct North Carolina railroads
- Railway companies established in 1886
- Railway companies disestablished in 1901
- Predecessors of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad
- Defunct South Carolina railroads
- United States railway company stubs