Kudos to the wikipedia.org page which does a much better job of text descriptions, yet doesn't link to relevant data relations in OSM (via BrowseRelation wiki entries), as many OSM wiki readers have become familiar with. You might choose the text-oriented wikipedia.org page now and that'd be good, however, if you need the OSM data we are building links into tables and that will take some time and effort into the future. So, see List of railroads in Georgia if text descriptions are "good enough for now." We could use something like that for OSM specific data, even if it is simply links in wikipedia.org pages like the one ref'd above.
Like highways, railroad tracks have been imported from TIGER data and they share the same problems like unconnected segments, wrong tagging, missing bridges and railroad crossings and positions that are frequently off quite a lot. So a review is necessary as it is for highways.
Introduction
This is a very early stub of Georgia/Railroads. Please bear with OSM as it completes. The main focus now should be on mainline, branch and freight/industrial rail of the Class I and Class II railways in Georgia. There is a significant amount of work required to improve these TIGER rail data already entered while documenting their route=railway relations (even if it means we need to create them) in this wiki as we improve them. The Class III railways can follow after Class I and Class II are complete (at least fully documented in this wiki, not necessarily fully TIGER reviewed).
Editing Railroads starting from TIGER data
Please read WikiProject_United_States_railways#Editing_Railroads_starting_from_TIGER_data. After/during TIGER Review, the segments of a railway line with identical or very similar tagging (especially name=* and usage=*) should be collected into a route=railway relation.
Active lines
Lines that see regular, active rail traffic for freight, industrial, military, etc. If the railways are active non-passenger rail, they go here. If the railways are not active, they are placed into the Disused or Abandoned sections below. Very much under construction; now only a skeleton of the structure and eventually full tables of relations we aspire to complete as we document our progress improving Georgia's railway=rail elements into route=railway relations and completing TIGER Review.
Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
Main
| Subdivision
|
Operator
|
Relation
|
Route
|
TIGER Review
|
Notes
|
| AGS North District
|
Norfolk Southern
|
8840798 8840798
|
Birmigham - Chattanooga (24 mi)
|
Partially done
|
|
| Atlanta North District
|
Norfolk Southern
|
1441355 1441355
|
Chattanooga - Dalton - Rome - Atlanta (91 mi)
|
Done
|
|
| Atlanta South District
|
Norfolk Southern
|
2195259 2195259
|
Atlanta - Stockbridge - McDonough - Macon (84 mi)
|
Done
|
|
| Albany District
|
Norfolk Southern
|
2195258 2195258
|
Macon - Fort Valley - Americus - Albany (100 mi)
|
Done
|
|
| Augusta District
|
Norfolk Southern
|
2195258 2195258
|
Macon - Fort Valley - Americus - Albany (100 mi)
|
Done
|
|
| East End District
|
Norfolk Southern
|
8840797 8840797
|
Atlanta - Birmingham (30 mi)
|
Partly done
|
|
| Greenville District
|
Norfolk Southern
|
8840791 8840791
|
Atlanta - Greenville (133 mi)
|
Partly done
|
|
| Macon District
|
Norfolk Southern
|
2195272 2195272
|
Macon - Warner Robins - Cordele - Ashburn - Tifton - Adel - Valdosta (150 mi)
|
Done
|
|
| Navair District
|
Norfolk Southern
|
2195275 2195275
|
Navair - Lake City - Valdosta, Georgia
|
Done
|
Done with mileposts/defect detectors/speed limit
|
| Savannah District
|
Norfolk Southern
|
2195277 2195277
|
Savannah - Millen - Tennille - Gordon - Macon (190 mi)
|
Done
|
|
| Valdosta District
|
Norfolk Southern
|
2195279 2195279
|
Jacksonville - Georgia line - Valdosta, Georgia
|
Done
|
|
Branch
| District
|
Operator
|
Relation
|
Route
|
TIGER Review
|
Notes
|
| Augusta District
|
Norfolk Southern
|
2195260 2195260
|
Augusta - Waynesboro - Millen (53 mi)
|
Partially done
|
|
| Brunswick District
|
Norfolk Southern
|
2195261 2195261
|
Macon - Hazlehurst - Jesup - Brunswick (185 mi)
|
Done
|
|
| Camak District
|
Norfolk Southern
|
2195262 2195262
|
Waynesboro - Warrenton (50 mi)
|
Partially done
|
|
| Cedartown District
|
Norfolk Southern
|
2198524 2198524
|
Cedartown - Bremen - Carrolton - Newnan (100 mi)
|
Done
|
|
| CoG District
|
Norfolk Southern
|
12890066 12890066
|
Columbus - Ochillee (12 mi)
|
Done
|
|
| Columbus District
|
Norfolk Southern
|
2195264 2195264
|
Fort Valley - Junction City - Columbus (80 mi)
|
Done
|
|
| Dublin District
|
Norfolk Southern
|
2195266 2195266
|
Tennille - Dublin (40 mi)
|
Done
|
30 miles are out of service, remaining ten used for car storage
|
| Eatonton District
|
Norfolk Southern
|
2195267 2195267
|
Gordon - Midgetville - Eatonton (40 mi)
|
Partially done
|
|
| Fairbanks District
|
Norfolk Southern
|
2195268 2195268
|
Rome - Coosa (8 mi)
|
Done
|
|
| Griffin District
|
Norfolk Southern
|
2195270 2195270
|
Macon - Griffin - Atlanta (90 mi)
|
Done
|
|
| Krannert District
|
Norfolk Southern
|
2195271 2195271
|
Rome - Plant Hammond (12 mi)
|
Done
|
|
| Madison District
|
Norfolk Southern
|
2195273 2195273
|
Macon - Gray - Shady Dale (70 mi)
|
Done
|
Shady Dale - Madison is sold to CaterParrot Railnet
|
| Moores District
|
Norfolk Southern
|
2195274 2195274
|
Augusta - Hephzibah (20 mi)
|
Partially done
|
|
Industrial
| Subdivision
|
Operator
|
Relation
|
Route
|
TIGER Review
|
Notes
|
| Unnamed
|
Norfolk Southern
|
w9000638 b j
|
Baxley - Hatch Nuclear Plant South
|
Done
|
|
| Hester Industrial Lead
|
Norfolk Southern
|
12790832 12790832
|
Hazlehurst
|
Done
|
Serves 2 customers; a sawmill and another factory.
|
| Rover Lead
|
Norfolk Southern
|
13013980 13013980
|
Griffin
|
Done
|
Serves only one customer, most spurs are abandoned.
|
| Wansley Branch
|
Norfolk Southern
|
2198532 2198532
|
|
Done
|
Serves Hal B. Wansley Power Plant with coal trains
|
CSX Transportation (CSX)
A Class I (major) railway.
Main
| Subdivision
|
Operator
|
Relation
|
Route
|
TIGER Review
|
Notes
|
| Atlanta Terminal Subdivision (A)
|
CSX
|
13797271 13797271
|
Marietta - Lithonia (45 mi)
|
Done
|
|
| Atlanta Terminal Subdivision (B)
|
CSX
|
13797270 13797270
|
Tucker - Tilford Yard (14 mi)
|
Done
|
|
| Atlanta Terminal Subdivision (C)
|
CSX
|
13797269 13797269
|
Tilford Yard - Peachtree City (38 mi)
|
Done
|
|
| Atlanta Terminal Subdivision (D)
|
CSX
|
13797268 13797268
|
Atlanta - Union City (6 mi)
|
Done
|
|
| Atlanta Terminal Subdivision (E)
|
CSX
|
13797267 13797267
|
Belt Jct - GA-Kirkwood (3 mi)
|
Done
|
|
| A&WP Subdivision
|
CSX
|
2195163 2195163
|
GA/AL Border|->Birmigham (157 mi)
|
Partially done
|
|
| Dothan Subdivision
|
CSX
|
2195043 2195043
|
Thomasville - Bainbridge - Dothan ... Montgomery (208 mi)
|
Done
|
|
| Etowah Subdivision
|
CSX
|
2195168 2195168
|
TN/GA Border| Chatsworth - White - Cartersville (90 mi)
|
Done
|
|
| Fitzgerald Subdivision
|
CSX
|
2194154 2194154
|
Waycross - Douglas - Fitzgerald - Cordele - Oglethorpe - Junction City - Manchester (~ 200 mi)
|
Done
|
|
| Georgia Subdivison
|
CSX
|
2195170 2195170
|
Augusta - Madison - Covington - Lithonia (145 mi)
|
Done
|
|
| Jesup Subdivision
|
CSX
|
2194155 2194155
|
Folkston - Waycross - Jesup(72 mi)
|
Done
|
|
| Lineville Subdivision
|
CSX
|
2195171 2195171
|
Manchester - LaGrange - AL Border - Birmigham (180 mi)
|
Done
|
|
| Manchester Subdivision
|
CSX
|
2195172 2195172
|
Peachtree City - Manchester (40 mi)
|
Done
|
|
| McCormick Subdivision
|
CSX
|
8818454 8818454
|
Greenwood, SC - McCormick - Augusta (63 mi)
|
Done
|
|
| Nahunta Subdivision
|
CSX
|
2194156 2194156
|
Jacksonville - Jesup - Savannah (130 mi)
|
Done
|
|
| Savannah Subdivision (East Route)
|
CSX
|
2195047 2195047
|
Ogeechee - Central Junction (15 mi)
|
Done
|
|
| Savannah Subdivision (West Route)
|
CSX
|
2195047 2195047
|
Savannah - Burroughts (9 mi)
|
Done
|
|
| Thomasville Subdivision
|
CSX
|
2194158 2194158
|
Waycross - Valdosta - Quitman - Thomasville (106 mi)
|
Done
|
|
| W&A Subdivision
|
CSX
|
2195174 2195174
|
Marietta - Acworth - Cartersville - Dalton - Chattanooga (117 mi)
|
Done
|
|
Note: Some subdivisions with very small mileage in GA are not included here
Branch
| Subdivision
|
Operator
|
Relation
|
Route
|
TIGER Review
|
Notes
|
| Brunswick Subdivision
|
CSX
|
2194153 2194153
|
Waycross - Nahunta - Brunswick
|
Done
|
Done with mileposts/defect detectors/speed limits
|
| Bainbridge Subdivision
|
CSX
|
2195042 2195042
|
Bainbridge - Tallahassee (39 mi)
|
Done
|
|
| Camak Subdivision
|
CSX
|
2195166 2195166
|
Camak - Warrenton - Sparta - Milledgville (40 mi)
|
Done
|
20 mi out of service
|
| Cartersville Subdivision
|
CSX
|
2195167 2195167
|
Cartersville - Rockmart - Cedartown (36 mi)
|
Done
|
|
| Gainesville-Midland Subdivision
|
CSX
|
2195169 2195169
|
Gainesville - Jefferson - Athens (40 mi)
|
Done
|
|
Industrial
| Subdivision
|
Operator
|
Relation
|
Route
|
TIGER Review
|
Notes
|
| Metcalf Spur
|
CSX
|
2195044 2195044
|
Thomasville - Metcalf (9 mi)
|
Done
|
Serves a sawmill.
|
| Coolidge Industrial Spur
|
CSX
|
2197474 2197474
|
Thomasville - Coolidge (17 mi)
|
Done
|
Serves a fertilizer distributor
|
Short Line Rail
Shortlines operating multiple lines
CaterParrot Railnet
| Line
|
Operator
|
Relation
|
Route
|
TIGER Review
|
Notes
|
| Valdosta Division
|
CaterParrot
|
12840394 12840394
|
Valdosta - Willacoochee (44 mi)
|
Done
|
|
| Madison Division
|
CaterParrot
|
13008109 13008109
|
Madison - Shadydale
|
Done
|
|
Georgia Southern Railway
| Line
|
Operator
|
Relation
|
Route
|
TIGER Review
|
Notes
|
| Fort Valley Line
|
CaterParrot
|
12877787 12877787
|
Ft. Valley - Perry
|
Done
|
|
| Midville Line
|
CaterParrot
|
9186468 9186468
|
Midville - Kerby
|
Done
|
|
Georgia Southerwestern Railroad
| Line
|
Operator
|
Relation
|
Route
|
TIGER Review
|
Notes
|
| Bainbridge - Cuthbert
|
Georgia Southerwestern
|
9186471 9186471
|
Bainbridge - Cuthbert
|
Done
|
|
| Smithville - Eufaula
|
Georgia Southerwestern
|
9186472 9186472
|
Smithville - Eufaula
|
Done
|
|
| Columbus - Americus
|
Georgia Southerwestern
|
9186470 9186470
|
Columbus - Americus
|
Partially done
|
Out of service
|
Branch
| Subdivision or Railway
|
Operator
|
Relation
|
Route
|
TIGER Review
|
Notes
|
| Golden Isles Terminal Railroad
|
Golden Isles Terminal Railroad (GITM)
|
12798399 12798399
|
Anguilla Junction - Brunswick Auto Port
|
Done
|
|
| St. Marys Railway West
|
St. Marys Railway West (SWM)
|
12804095 12804095
|
Pearson - Weresboro (->CSX Pearson Spur) (15 mi)
|
Done
|
Serves 0 customers. Only used for car storage. See the Website
|
| Valdosta Railway
|
Valdosta Railway (VR)
|
12581571 12581571
|
(->CSX/NS) Valdosta - Clyatville
|
Done
|
Serves 5 customers, including a papermill. Needs mileposts added. Website
|
| Valdosta Division
|
CaterParrott Railnet (CPR)
|
12840394 12840394
|
(->CSX/NS) Valdosta - Willacoochee
|
Done
|
44 mi long
|
| Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad
|
Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad (CHAT)
|
11041339 11041339
|
(NS->)Cedar Springs - Saffold (->CSX)
|
Done
|
15 mi long, serves a GP mill
|
| Bainbridge - Cuthbert
|
Georgia Southwestern Railroad (GSWR)
|
9186471 9186471
|
(CSX->)Bainbridge - Colquitt - Arlington - Cuthbert (->HOG)
|
Done
|
|
| Chattahoochee Bay Railroad
|
Chattahoochee Bay Railroad
|
12859265 12859265
|
Dothan - Hilton (25 mi)
|
Done
|
|
| Hilton and Albany Railroad
|
Hilton and Albany Railroad (HAL)
|
2195265 2195265
|
Hilton - Albany (->NS) (60 mi)
|
Done
|
|
| Fort Valley Line
|
Georgia Southern Railway
|
12877787 12877787
|
Fort Valley - Perry (12 mi)
|
Done
|
|
| Georgia Central Railway
|
Georgia Central Railway (GC)
|
7480123 7480123
|
Macon - Savannah (221 mi)
|
Done
|
|
| Georgia Southern Railway
|
Georgia Southern Railway (GS)
|
12966927 12966927
|
Cooperville - Metter (25 mi)
|
Done
|
|
| Midville Line
|
Georgia Southern Railway (GS)
|
9186468 9186468
|
Midville - Swainsboro
|
Done
|
|
| Machen - Newborn
|
CaterParrot Railnet
|
13008069 13008069
|
Machen - Newborn
|
Done
|
Used for car storage
|
Industrial
| Subdivision or Railway
|
Operator
|
Relation
|
Route
|
TIGER Review
|
Notes
|
| APC Farley Spur
|
Chattahoochee Bay Railroad
|
12860416 12860416
|
Columbus (AL) - Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Generating Station
|
Done
|
more used for car storage than serving the plant
|
| Savannah Port Terminal Railroad
|
Savannah Port Terminal Railroad (SAPT)
|
12933102 12933102
|
Port of Savannah
|
Done
|
|
| Savannah & Old Fort Railroad
|
Savannah & Old Fort Railroad (SVHO)
|
12952564 12952564
|
Port of Savannah (6 mi)
|
Done
|
|
Historic, heritage, museum, excursion, tourism (passenger=local) trains
Under construction. Passenger rail in Georgia yet to be documented with relation links in tables here includes:
Work in progress
It is often the case that statewide rail wiki break into two tables wiki-documenting such rail: one table for the route=railway relations (usually each railway=rail element is also tagged usage=tourism), another table for the route=train (or monorail, etc.) relations describing passenger service (stations, headways...). Additionally, amusement park rail are often sub-categorized in this section and it seems to be emerging to tag these with tourism=theme_park. California/Railroads has an example which may be helpful.
| Railway
|
Operator
|
Relation
|
Location
|
TIGER Review
|
Notes
|
| Stone Mountain Scenic Railroad
|
Stone Mountain Scenic Railroad (SMPX)
|
13092057 13092057
|
Stone Mountain, around a stone mountain
|
Done
|
|
Military Rail
Railroads used by the military.
| Subdivision or Railway
|
Operator
|
Relation
|
Location
|
TIGER Review
|
Notes
|
| Fort Benning Railroad
|
US Gouvernment?
|
12890067 12890067
|
Columbus - Fort Benning
|
Done
|
Fully demolished.
|
| Fort Gillem Railroad
|
US Gouvernment?
|
13036084 13036084
|
South Atlanta
|
Done
|
Fully demolished too. (including the Fort itself)
|
| Fort Stewart Railroad
|
US Department of Defense (USAX)
|
12915355 12915355
|
Walthourville - Fort Stewart (8 mi)
|
Done
|
|
Disused lines
Lines that don't have regular traffic but with rail infrastructure in place. Tracks are tagged railway=disused.
| Subdivision
|
Operator
|
Relation
|
Route
|
Notes
|
| Dublin District
|
NS
|
2195266 2195266
|
Tennille - Dublin (35 mi)
|
First ten miles used for car storage, other 20 mi overgrown and officially out of service.
|
|
Abandoned lines
Former railroad lines, whether still visible on the ground or not. A formal abandonment process with FRA has completed. Ways are tagged railway=abandoned or sometimes railway=razed if they have become completely built over in urban areas or are now, for example, farmland which has reverted to a more natural state with no evidence of tracks having been there. These should be historically determined or able to be so, but sometimes this is difficult because of lost history.
| Name
|
old_railway_operator=*
|
Relation
|
Route
|
TIGER Review
|
Notes
|
| Moultrie - Thomasville
|
?
|
12843151 12843151
|
Thomasville - Coolridge - Moultrie
|
Done
|
Thomasville to Coolridge is used as "Coolridge Ind. Spur", after Coolridge tracks are removed, railbed partly converted to railtrail in/around Moultrie
|
| Climax - Chattahoochee
|
ACL
|
12844733 12844733
|
Climax - Chattahoochee
|
Done
|
|
| Climax - Amsterdam
|
ACL
|
12844734 12844734
|
Climax - Amsterdam
|
Done
|
|
| Cuthbert - Richland
|
SAL
|
12853443 12853443
|
Cuthbert - Richland
|
Done
|
|
| Cuthbert - Richland
|
SAL
|
12853443 12853443
|
Cuthbert - Richland
|
Done
|
|
| Georgia, Ashburn, Sylvester and Camilla Railway
|
Georgia, Ashburn, Sylvester and Camilla Railway
|
12863252 12863252
|
Ashburn - Camilla
|
Done
|
|
| Albany and Northern Railway
|
Albany and Northern Railway
|
12863268 12863268
|
Cordele - Albany
|
Done
|
|
| Abbeville - Ocilla
|
SAL
|
12869876 12869876
|
Abbeville - Fitzgerald - Ocilla
|
Done
|
|
| Fort Benning Railroad
|
US Gouvernment?
|
12890067 12890067
|
Columbus - Fort Benning
|
Done
|
Fully demolished.
|
| Pooler - Statesboro
|
|
12966928 12966928
|
Pooler - Statesboro
|
Done
|
Most parts are now roads.
|
| Fort Gillem Railroad
|
US Gouvernment?
|
13036084 13036084
|
South Atlanta
|
Done
|
Fully demolished. (including the Fort itself)
|
| Keysville to Midville
|
Georgia & Florida Railroad
|
14441407 14441407
|
Keysville - Midville
|
Done
|
|
| Augusta Southern Railroad
|
Augusta Southern Railroad
|
14441406 14441406
|
Augusta - Keysville - Wrens - Gibson - Sandersville - Tennille
|
Done
|
|
| Greene County Railroad
|
Greene County Railroad
|
14442163 14442163
|
Monroe - Good Hope (- Bostwick - Apalachee)
|
Partly done
|
Extend to Apalachee
|
| Bowdon Railway
|
Bowdon Railway
|
14442181 14442181
|
Bremen - Bowdon
|
Done
|
Extend to Apalachee
|
Railtrails
A railtrail uses a former railroad right-of-way for example bike or hiking paths, preserving the ROW for possible future re-use as a railway while providing a useful service in the meantime.
| Relation
|
Route
|
TIGER Review
|
Notes
|
|
|
Empty
|
Placeholder
|
Unknown
|
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