Savannah & Atlanta Railway
The 142-mile Savannah & Atlanta Railway ran from a junction with the Georgia Railroad at Camak, Georgia, southeast to the port city of Savannah.
The deep south pike was incorporated by the Imbrie Company on December 8, 1915 to build a rail connection between
the Georgia and the Savannah & Northwestern Railway. Larger regional Central of Georgia bought the line in 1951, which later all became a part of the Southern Railway system, but
by 1962 the central section of the mainline had been abandoned. Remaining portions, especially on the kaolin-rich western end, are today operated by the Norfolk Southern and others.
1955 Official Guide ad / collection
SA route map / RWH
1929 SA timetable / collection
Its completion makes a direct and by 28 miles the shortest route between Atlanta and Savannah. Over this line the Georgia Railroad obtains its only entrance to Savannah. Road was completed in August, 1916, and was originally operated by the Savannah & Northwestern Ry. under a traffic agreement. In July, 1917, however, the Savannah & Atlanta Railway absorbed the Savannah & Northwestern Railway.
Poor's Manuel of Railroads, 1923
Savannah & Atlanta #750
Savannah, Ga / May 1948 / collection
Savannah & Atlanta #750
to Savannah & Atlanta #750, 1934
to Atlanta Chapter NRHS, 1962
leased by SOU for excursions 1967-84
on display, Southeastern RR Museum
See also our complete Savannah & Atlanta #750 Pacific scrapbook in Steam
from Georgia Short Line Album
/ collection
Links / Sources
- Georgia's Railroad History and Heritage Savannah & Atlanta page
- Central of Georgia Railway Historical Society Savannah & Atlanta history
- Wikipedia article for Savannah & Northwestern Railway
- Albert M. Langley, Jr., Georgia Short Line Album (Union Station Publishing, 2005) 40
- Albert M. Langley, Jr., Southern Railway System: A History of the Premier Carrier of the South (Union Station Publishing, 2010) 55