The Georgia Southwestern and Gulf Railroad was incorporated in 1906 and began operations in 1910Edson, 1999, p. 43. on about of track leased from the Albany and Northern Railway between Cordele and

Albany, Georgia Albany ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. Located on the Flint River, it is the county seat of Dougherty County, Georgia, Dougherty County, and is the sole incorporated city in that county. Located in Southwest Geo ...

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. The GS&G was purchased by the

Georgia Northern Railway The Boston and Albany Railroad was chartered in 1891 to build a rail line from Boston, Georgia to Albany, Georgia, United States. After two years, very little progress had been made and the railroad was purchased by the Pidcock Family who had found ...

in 1939, and in 1942 operations were returned to the Albany and Northern.

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* Edson, William D. ''Railroad Names: A Directory of Common Carrier Railroads Operating in the United States 1826-1997.'' 4th edition. Potomac, MD: William D. Edson, 1999. Defunct Georgia (U.S. state) railroads Railway companies established in 1906 Railway companies disestablished in 1942 Predecessors of the Southern Railway (U.S.) 1906 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) American companies disestablished in 1942 American companies established in 1906 {{US-rail-company-stub