Tifton and Northeastern Railroad

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The Tifton and Northeastern Railroad was chartered on October 15, 1891, and built a 25-mile line from Tifton, Georgia, United States to Fitzgerald, Georgia in 1896. The T&N was consolidated with the Atlantic and Birmingham Railroad and the Tifton, Thomasville and Gulf Railway on December 3, 1903, to form the Atlantic and Birmingham Railway. It then became part of the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad when it took over the A&B on April 12, 1906. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Tifton And Northeastern Railroad (in Italian). Log Press. ISBN   6200371601.
  2. "Wesley Thomas Hargrett collection". sclfind.libs.uga.edu. Hargrett Manuscripts and Russell Library Finding Aids. Retrieved 8 August 2021. The collection consists of the papers of Wesley Thomas Hargrett from 1889-1919. The materials pertain to business operations of various Georgia railway companies