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	New Georgia Encyclopedia: William Washington Gordon (1796-1842)
		He was also the first president of the Central Railroad and Banking Company (later the Central of Georgia Railway), the corporation that constructed the first rail line connecting the port of Savannah with the cotton-growing interior of the state.
		In 1833 Gordon was elected an alderman and served until 1836; he also won election to the Georgia legislature, first as a representative in 1835 and then as a senator in 1838.
		In 1883 a magnificent cenotaph, constructed in Savannah's Wright Square by the Central of Georgia Railway, was dedicated as a memorial to Gordon, the company's first president and longtime leader.
	www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-3238 (983 words)

	New Georgia Encyclopedia: Central of Georgia Railway
		The Central of Georgia Railway was one of the most significant railroads in the American South and a vital part of Georgia's transportation infrastructure for more than one hundred years.
		From its start the Central was a classic expression of the developmental American railroad, serving as a leader in the region's economic growth.
		The Central of Georgia Roundhouse Railroad Museum is administered by the Coastal Heritage Society and has been designated a National Historic Landmark.
	www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1282 (773 words)

	Central of Georgia Railway
		The Eatonton Branch Railroad, from Milledgeville to Eatonton, was leased by the Central.
		The Central leased the Augusta and Savannah Railroad in 1862 and the Southwestern Railroad in 1869.
		In 1875, the Georgia Railroad and the Central jointly purchased the Western Railroad of Alabama.
	www.railga.com /cofg.html (1297 words)

	Central of Georgia Railroad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Central_of_Georgia_Railway (224 words)

	The Illinois Central Railroad
		The Illinois Central is the only major rail carrier in the United States still operating essentially under its own name without interruption after nearly a century-and -a-half since its founding.
		The Illinois Central Railroad was chartered in 1851 to build a railroad from Cairo, Illinois, at the joining of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, to Galena, in the extreme northwestern corner of the state (the "Old Main"), with a branch from Centralia (named for the railroad) to Chicago (the "Chicago Branch").
		The NOJandGN and Mississippi Central were then reorganized in 1877 as the New Orleans, Jackson and Northern and the Central Mississippi, respectively, and then consolidated as the Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans Railroad, a subsidiary of the IC.
	www.geocities.com /hattiesburg_history/illinois_central.html (1114 words)

	Historical Sketches
		The Central of Georgia Railway in Montgomery, Alabama
		The new company went through the financial wringer with the rest of the Central Rail Road and Banking Co.’s system and emerged as part and parcel of the Central of Georgia Railway when it was formed in 1895.
		The Central of Georgia Railway was controlled by the Illinois Central from 1909 until it entered receivership in December 1932, and was ultimately controlled by Southern Railway, which assumed control June 17, 1963.
	www.oldalabamarails.org /history8.html (408 words)

	Georgia Backroads Magazine - Georgia history, scenic attractions and Southern lifestyles.
		From dunes shaped by glacial winds to bogs, swamps, ravines, and remnant prairies, Georgia is blessed with an abundant natural heritage.
		Georgia Backroads Traveler is a compilation of the fascinating scenic and historic travel destinations featured in North Georgia Journal and Georgia Backroads magazines from 1987 through 2005.
		Jacksonâs most recent contribution to the Georgia history realm â“ documents the life, experiences, family members, homes and former haunts of this famous gunman from the Old West who was born in Georgia.
	www.georgiahistory.ws /books.htm (1120 words)

	The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation
		Formerly the headquarters of the Central of Georgia Railway, the 1855 complex fell into disuse by the early 1960s following a merger with Southern Railway.
		Founded in 1973, the Trust is committed to preserving and enhancing Georgia’s communities and their diverse historic resources for the education and enjoyment of all.
		The Georgia Trust is a recipient of the Trustees Award for Organizational Excellence from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
	www.georgiatrust.org /whatsnew/pr_PA06_RoundhouseRailroad.htm (449 words)

	SCAD Museum of Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Built by the Central of Georgia Railway in 1853, the warehouse was leased to various distributors at the beginning of the 20th century.
		The railway is one of the oldest railways in the country and one of the most significant in the South.
		The 5.6-acre site of the Central of Georgia Railway complex is considered by the U.S. Department of the Interior one of the most significant antebellum railroad complexes in the nation, distinguished from similar ones in that it is the only pre-Civil War complex still intact.
	www.scad.edu /museum/museumnews/5_19_06.html (1298 words)

	cg
		The Central of Georgia paint scheme with the large green block style letters did not appear on covered hoppers (or any other freight cars) until after June 1963 takeover of the CofGa by the Southern.
		"Central Of Georgia" in an extended Roman, was centered on the letter board, with the car number at each end, over the truck bolster and below the belt rail.
		In The Southern Railway In Color, there was a photo from the fall of 1950 showing the "new" blue and gray streamliner Nancy Hanks.
	www.hosam.com /roads/cg.html (935 words)

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		In Central of Georgia Railway, the defendant in a wrongful-death action sought a writ of mandamus ordering the trial court to transfer the case from the Bessemer Division to the Birmingham Division.
		The Court in Central of Georgia Railway noted that section 2 of the Act controlled the "territorial jurisdiction" of the Bessemer Division.
		Because the cause of action in Central of Georgia Railway did not arise in the territorial boundaries of the Bessemer Division, the Court held that the defendants were entitled to have the case transferred to the Birmingham Division.
	www.wallacejordan.com /decisions/Opinions2003/1011467.htm (3962 words)

	Irwinton Georgia's Short Line Railroad
		5 the railroad was to "run from a point at or near the railway station on the Central of Georgia Railway Company called McIntyre, in a southwesterly direction to within the corporate limits of the town of Irwinton, at a point to be located in the public street near the Court House Square.
		The consent of the corporate authorities having been obtained to enter said town, and to pass across, through and over the public square and streets of the same." The amount of capital stock was $15,000.
		The railway was to run south into Laurens County and haul all cotton and timber from the area as well as haul in supplies.
	www.georgiagenealogy.org /wilkinson/irwintonrailway.html (1597 words)

	Guyton Georgia History - EFFGA.com
		White had granted a right-of-way to the new Central of Georgia Railway Co., prior to his death.
		When the Central of Georgia Railroad Company, having a charter to build and operate a railroad from Savannah to Macon and on to Marthasville (now ca1led Atlanta) laid their tract through Whitesville in 1837 or 1838, they referred to this place as Station Number 30.
		The local member of the Georgia Legislature who had the bill introduced and passed was Colonel Clarance Guyton, a grandson of Archibald Guyton.
	www.effga.com /guyton-history.htm (837 words)

	Search Our Georgia History for railroad
		All Georgia railroads are required to regauge to a width of 4' 8½", to comply with the northern railroads.
		The Chattanooga, Rome and Southern Railroad is acquired by the Central of Georgia Railroad
		Georgia Railroad and Banking Co. of Augusta, a predecessor bank, held at least 182 slaves to build a railroad.
	www.ourgeorgiahistory.com /search?id=490 (1070 words)

	History of Meldrim Georgia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		All of these stores faced the railroads, the Central of Georgia, which was the oldest railroad in Georgia, and the Seaboard.
		There were rose bushes and shrubbery that the two railways kept up; later on the pond was turned over to the town for a swimming area.
		The church bought the old Railway Depot and Warehouse and moved it behind the church on the property known as the Sylvester Edwards Place and turned it into the Parsonage in the year 1961.
	home.comcast.net /~meldrimmafia/Meldrim-History.html (1296 words)

	Directors Given "Concentrated Short Course in Modern Railroading
		D. Brosnan, president of Southern Railway System companies and chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the Central of Georgia Railway Company, discusses construction of the New River Bridge with a director.
		Equipment displays which included this Southern Railway "Big Boy" car gave directors a good idea of how the determination to do a better job of hauling more at less total cost of transportation is returning more freight to the rails.
		In Southern's yards and shops, the directors had seen the railway's muscle; in the electronic circuitry of computer operations, the directors had seen the railway's nerve pathways; they had traveled along one of the major arteries which in the traffic it bears carries a significant amount of economic nourishment for the Southern and the South.
	southern.railfan.net /ties/1963/63-11/dir.html (1727 words)

	SRM Features: Central of Georgia
		The new president of the Central Railroad and Banking Company was William Wadley.
		He purchased his first Central stock in 1868 and by 1873 was its largest stockholder with 3,000 shares compared to 20 for Wadley.
		When Wadley could not persuade the Central board to lease the Georgia Railroad the Taylor connection made it possible for Wadley to lease the GAR in 1881.
	www.srmduluth.org /Features/CofG.htm (573 words)

	CHS
		The story of the Roundhouse Railroad Museum is the story of industry and how it shaped Savannah and Georgia.
		When the complex was begun in the 1830s as the Central of Georgia Railway headquarters and repair shops, its design was revolutionary, combining all the railroad's cutting-edge facilities in one place
		The buildings fell into disuse after the Central of Georgia was merged with Southern Railway in the mid-twentieth century, and the site was abandoned by the early 1960s.
	www.chsgeorgia.org /roundhouse (222 words)

	Central of Georgia Mikados
		The Central of Georgia received it first "Mikado" type locomotives in 1912.
		In 1921, the Illinois Central sold ten of its 1916 Lima built 2-8-2s to the Central of Georgia.
		During World War II with Japan being our enemy a number of American railroads including the Central of Georgia renamed the "Mikado" type to the Mac Arthur type.
	www.steamlocomotive.com /mikado/cog.shtml (386 words)

	Voice From the Cab Nov 05
		The Central of Georgia Railway Historical Society was formed in 1987 by the late W. Pippin, Jr., who organized a small, informal group of people with a common interest in the Central of Georgia Railway.
		As a nonprofit 501(c)(3) educational organization with around 350 members, the CGRHS is dedicated to the preservation of the history and heritage of the Central of Georgia Railway and its affiliated companies.
		The Central of Georgia drawings in this collection include GP7, GP9, GP18, F3, E7, E8, and GP35 locomotives, and feature a variety of the CofGa’s paint schemes: the original blue, gray, and fl, the later Pullman green, and the post-merger Southern style.
	www.nmra.org /news/jan06.html (956 words)

	Georgia Central Railway - RailroadForums.Com
		Georgia Central Railway power switching their yard in Macon, Ga.
		I haven't visited the Georgia Central since the mid 90's to late 90's and they still had all the grey stealth looking paint.
		With white paint on the front and rear NS "Wings", and White Gergia Central lettering with a orange peach inside one of the letters.
	www.railroadforums.com /forum/showthread.php?t=7374 (956 words)

	Central of Georgia
		One of my earliest memories is a trip to Chattanooga in which we went to the yards and he got me a ride in a switch engine.
		Now, many years later, I have begun to collect information related to the Central of Georgia, partly for historical and family interest, but also to make a prototypically reasonable HO-scale model train layout (probably 1958-1962 timeframe).
		The table is a little difficult to read because of its size, so I plan on writing a Java applet to limit it to the information you're looking for while making the entire table available for download as a CSV or Excel file.
	home.nc.rr.com /gfdorsey/cg/index.html (306 words)

	Railroad Preservation Societies - Railroad Historical Societies - Railroad
		The mission of the Amtrak Historical Society is to be a venue of education and research concentrating on the preservation of the history of Amtrak.
		The Central of Georgia Railway Historical Society is dedicated to preserving the heritage of the Central of Georgia Railway and its affiliated companies.
		The Cumbria Railways website is dedicated to the lost railways of Northern Cumbria which have all closed during the last century.
	www.railsusa.com /links/Preservation_and_Societies (506 words)

	HABS/HAER/HALS: Titles: 65
		Central of Georgia Railway, Bay Street Viaduct, U.S. 17 & Bay Street, spanning Central of Georgia Railroad, Savannah, Chatham County, GA
		Central of Georgia Railway, Down Freight Warehouse, 233 West Broad Street (at rear of Red Building), Savannah, Chatham County, GA
		Central Park Bridges, Gothic Arch, Spanning bridlepath south of tennis courts at northwest edge of Reservoir, Central Park, New York, New York County, NY
	memory.loc.gov /pp/hhhtml/hhTitles65.html (1585 words)

	Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History - Archives
		The Southern Railway Historical Association, Inc. is a non-profit educational organization chartered in North Carolina for the preservation and dissemination of information related to Southern Railway, its predecessors, successors and affiliates.
		Southern Railway was created in 1894, largely from the financially-stressed Richmond and Danville system and the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad.
		The Central of Georgia became part of the system in 1963, and the former Norfolk Southern Railway Co. (Norfolk-Charlotte) was acquired in 1974.
	www.southernmuseum.org /archives/cosubsidariesannreports.html (3704 words)

	Central of Georgia Pacifics
		The Central of Georgia Railway operated two classes of "Pacifics" for over 40 years.
		After the Central of Georgia came under the control of the Illinois Central Railroad in 1909, tracks and bridges were strengthened which made it possible for the railroad to use heavier locomotives.
		The rest of the Class P-1 and Class P-2 "Pacifics" were retired beginning in the late 1940's and all were scrapped by 1952.
	www.steamlocomotive.com /pacific/cofg.shtml (285 words)

	Central of Georgia Railfan Tour
		The tour is complete from Leeds (just east of Birmingham) to Columbus, Georgia, a timetable distance of about 138 miles.
		As you read and follow the tour, you'll encounter mountains, rivers, trestles and other clues that you're in the Appalachian foothills for much of the first part of the tour.
		Columbus, Georgia is a progressive and historic city.
	www.frograil.com /tours/ns/centralOfGeorgia.htm (6411 words)

	Jenkins County, Georgia Genealogical Records Information
		OR maybe you have some free time and want to earn a little extra money running errands and helping someone in desperate need of a document in the local county courthouse, library, or archive, or maybe take a picture of a tombstone in a local cemetery or of a house across town.
		Georgia's 140th county was named for former governor Charles Jenkins (1805-1883), who served from 1865-1868.
		Nichols and Related Families of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virgina.
	www.mygeorgiagenealogy.com /ga_county/jkn.htm (867 words)

	Central of Georgia Historical Society - Home (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		By the end of 1865, the South Western Railroad Company of Georgia had constructed a railroad bridge across the Chattahoochee to Eufaula, and by the time the Vicksburg and Brunswick Depot was built in 1872, three rail lines connected the city with other parts of Alabama and Georgia.
		Chartered in 1867, the Vicksburg and Brunswick built the rail line from Eufaula to Clayton, and by 1888 the trains were running as far as Ozark.
		The 2006 Central of Georgia Railway Historical Society Board of Directors Meeting was held on Saturday, August 12, 2006 at Norcross Station Café, Norcross Georgia.
	www.cofg.org.cob-web.org:8888 (459 words)

	Central of Georgia Coach 663 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This 85-foot, 56-seat car was built by American Car and Foundry in 1947 for the Central of Georgia Railway, the same year that the railway ordered coaches 664 and 665.
		Coach 663 was built for general service on the Central of Geogia, but was later painted in Illinois Central brown and orange for service on the "City of Miami" between Chicago and Miami.
		Coach 663 was subsequently sold to the Algoma Central in 1973 as their number 440.
	www.techscribes.com /sarm/srm_663.htm (188 words)

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