The Central of Georgia Railway was constructed to join the Macon and Western Railroad at Macon, Georgia to Savannah, Georgia. The Macon & Western Railroad was originally chartered as the Monroe Railroad and Banking Company (map in December 1833 Macon is a city located in central Georgia, USA It is among the largest metropolitan areas in Georgia and the county seat of Bibb County. Savannah is a city located in the state of Georgia, United States.
This created a rail link from Chattanooga on the Tennessee River to seaports on the Atlantic Ocean. The Tennessee River is the largest tributary of the Ohio River. ||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|} A port is a facility for receiving Ships and transferring cargo
The famous passenger train the Nancy Hanks, ran from Atlanta to Savannah, via Lovejoy, Griffin, Macon and Millen. The Nancy Hanks was a popular Central of Georgia Railway Passenger train in Georgia running between Atlanta and Savannah Savannah is a city located in the state of Georgia, United States. Another from its famed fleet was the Man o' War, a Columbus, Georgia - Atlanta route, operated via Pine Mountain, Raymond and Newnan, Georgia. Columbus is a City in Muscogee County, Georgia, United States. Note that both of these famous Central of Georgia trains were named after prize winning steeds.
In 1971, it was renamed the Central of Georgia Railroad and was merged into the Norfolk Southern Railway. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. This article is about the present railroad formed in 1990 For the former regional railroad in Virginia and North Carolina a small part of the new one see Norfolk Southern 42 miles of the CG's former mainline are currently leased by the Chattooga and Chickamauga Railway from the State of Georgia. thumb | left | Chattooga & Chickamauga 103 rests at LaFayette Georgia The Chattooga and Chickamauga Railway is a Short-line railroad which is headquartered in The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule
Locomotives
Locmotives of the Georgia Central include several U23Bs, 2 U30Bs, a GP18, 2 GP9s, and a SW9. The paint scheme for the locomotives are black with white letters, numbers, and front/rear banners. The 'O' in Georgia Central has been replaced by a peach, the state fruit.
