Atlantic & Birmingham

Company History: The A&B was the product of the 1901 re-organization of the Waycross Air Line Railroad. The WAL ran from Waycross to Fitzgerald, Georgia and the re-organization was due to a desire to extend the line to Birmingham, Alabama which required a charter amendment. The railroad pushed west to Montezuma then in 1903 bought the Tifton & Northeastern and the Tifton Thomasville & Gulf. The following year, they bought the Brunswick & Birmingham which gave them access to the port of Brunswick, Georgia. Toward the end of 1905, the A&B was acquired by the newly formed Atlanta Birmingham & Atlantic.

Successor/Parent History: The AB&A was formed in 1905 to takeover the Atlantic & Birmingham Railway. It ran from the Atlantic coast at Brunswick, Georgia west to connections with Central of Georgia at Montezuma plus branches to Thomasville and Waycross. AB&A built northwest to Manchester where the line split. One route was built north to Atlanta and the other west to Birmingham, Alabama in 1908. The company spent much of its resources building a marine terminal in Brunswick – too much as it happens. The company fell into receivership and was re-organized in 1916. That lasted for five years before they fell into receivership again. The railroad limped along until 1926 when it was acquired by the newly formed Atlanta Birmingham & Coast which was controlled by Atlantic Coast Line.

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