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The Dothan Subdivision is a railroad line owned and operated by CSX Transportation in the U.S. states of Georgia and Alabama. The line runs from Thomasville, Georgia, to Montgomery, Alabama, for a distance of . == History == What is now the Dothan Subdivision was built in two parts by two different railroads over a period of approximately 23 years. The oldest portion of the line is from Thomasville to Bainbridge, Georgia. The Atlantic and Gulf Railroad completed their line into Thomasville shortly before the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861 interrupted further construction. An extension to Bainbridge was not completed until 1867.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Atlantic & Gulf Railroad )〕 Henry B. Plant acquired the Atlantic & Gulf in November 1879 and reorganized the railroad as the Savannah, Florida & Western the following month.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Savannah, Florida & Western Railway )〕 In March 1887 the Alabama Midland Railroad was chartered in Alabama and Georgia in October to construct a line connecting Montgomery and Bainbridge. The company was consolidated on October 28, 1888, and completed the entire between the two cities in 1890, including a branch from Sprague to Luverne, Alabama, a distance of . After the completion of the Alabama Midland railroad it was acquired in July 1890 by Henry B. Plant of the Plant System and merged with the Savannah, Florida & Western. Together the railroads formed a continuous mainline from Savannah to Montgomery, colloquially known as the "bow line" due to its distinctive shape. The Atlantic Coast Line gained control of the Plant System on July 1, 1902.〔 Ownership would remain with the ACL until its 1967 merger with Seaboard Air Line to form the Seaboard Coast Line. 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「Dothan Subdivision」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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