The Central of Georgia Railway was constructed to join the Macon and
Western Railroad at Macon, Georgia to the Atlantic coastal railroads at
Savannah, Georgia. This created a rail link from Chattanooga on the
Tennessee River to seaports on the Atlantic Ocean. The famous passenger
train the Nancy Hanks, which ran from Atlanta to Savannah, used this road
southeast of Macon.
In 1971 it was renamed the Central of Georgia Railroad, which still exists
as a subsidiary of Norfolk Southern. Forty-two miles of the CG's former
mainline are now leased by the Chattooga and Chickamauga Railway from the
State of Georgia.
In 1971 it was renamed the Central of Georgia Railroad, which still exists
as a subsidiary of Norfolk Southern. Forty-two miles of the CG's former
mainline are now leased by the Chattooga and Chickamauga Railway from the
State of Georgia.