Private company
Atlantic Short Line Railway
Georgian company based in Georgia, founded in 18921
The Atlantic Short Line Railway was chartered on May 24, 1890, and formed on December 9, 1892, from the failed Macon and Atlantic Railway. Leadership consisted of John R. Young, president, W.C. Hartridge, secretary and treasurer, and J.T. Millen, general superintendent. It managed to build a 29-mile (47 km) stretch of railroad east out of Brewton, Georgia, (spelled Bruton at the time) before going bankrupt.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersGeorgia1
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The Atlantic Short Line Railway was chartered on May 24, 1890, and formed on December 9, 1892, from the failed Macon and Atlantic Railway. Leadership consisted of John R. Young, president, W.C. Hartridge, secretary and treasurer, and J.T. Millen, general superintendent. It managed to build a 29-mile (47 km) stretch of railroad east out of Brewton, Georgia, (spelled Bruton at the time) before going bankrupt. Allegations arose that the railway's directors sought to defraud investors by enabling a monopoly of rail transportation in Georgia led by Southern Railway. It was sold to the Central of Georgia Railway in 1896 and reorganized as the Bruton and Pineora Railway in 1897.2
Acquisitions
- Succeeded by Bruton and Pineora railway1
Timeline
- 1892Founded Founded1
Links
- WikipediaAtlantic Short Line Railway
- WikidataQ4816537
Sources
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