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The Central of Georgia Railway started as the Central Rail Road and Canal Company in 1833. As a way to better attract investment capital, the railroad changed its name to Central Rail Road and Banking Company of Georgia. This railroad was constructed to join the Macon and Western Railroad at Macon, Georgia, and run to Savannah. This created a rail link from Chattanooga, on the Tennessee River, to seaports on the Atlantic Ocean. It took from 1837 to 1843 to build the railroad from Savannah to the eastern bank of the Ocmulgee River at Macon; a bridge into the city was not built until 1851.〔RailGa.com. ("Railroad History: Central of Georgia Railway." ) Accessed 2011-07-30.〕 During the Savannah Campaign of the American Civil War, conducted during November and December 1864, Federal troops tore up the rails and converted them into "Sherman's neckties." ==Acquisitions== Over the years, this railroad steadily acquired other railroads by either lease or purchase:〔Hallberg, Milton C. (2009-12-21). ("Railroads in North America; Some Historical Facts and An Introduction to an Electronic Database of North American Railroads and Their Evolution." )〕 *Augusta and Savannah Railroad 1862 * *Augusta and Waynesboro Railroad 1857 *Eatonton Branch Railroad 1855 *Milledgeville and Eatonton Railroad 1855 *Milledgeville and Gordon Railroad 1855 *Mobile and Girard Railroad 1886 * *Girard Railroad 1857 *Savannah and Tybee Railroad 1890 *Savannah and Western Railroad 1890 * *Chattanooga, Rome and Columbus Railroad 1891 * * *Rome and Carrollton Railroad 1887 * *Columbus and Rome Railroad 1888 * * *Columbus and Atlanta Air Line Railroad 1879 * * * *North and South Railroad of Georgia 1877 * *Columbus and Western Railroad 1888 * * *Savannah and Memphis Railroad 1880 * *East Alabama Railroad 1888 * * *East Alabama and Cincinnati Railroad 1880 *Savannah, Griffin and Northern Alabama Railroad 1890 *Southwestern of Georgia Railroad 1869 * *Montgomery and Eufaula Railroad 1879 * *Muscogee Railroad 1868 * *Vicksburg and Brunswick Railroad 1879 * *Southwestern Railroad 1869 *Upson County Railroad 1891 * *Barnesville and Thomaston Railroad 1860 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Central of Georgia Railway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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