Bruton and Pineora Railway

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Incorporated on June 27, 1897, the Bruton and Pineora Railway (B&P) was controlled by the Central of Georgia Railway and took over the former Atlantic Short Line Railway which had gone bankrupt. The B&P ran from Brewton (spelling changed from Bruton in 1895) to Register, Georgia, by 1900. The Central of Georgia fully purchased the B&P in 1901.

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