Private company

Georgia Southern and Florida Railway

Southern US railway

The Georgia Southern and Florida Railway (reporting mark GSF), also known as the Suwanee River Route from its crossing of the Suwanee River, was founded in 1885 as the Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad and began operations between Macon, GA and Valdosta, GA in 1889, extending to Palatka, FL in 1890. The railroad went bankrupt by 1891, was reorganized as the Georgia Southern and Florida Railway in 1895, and was controlled by the Southern Railway.2 It is part of Norfolk Southern Railway.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1895Founded1
Sholes' directory of the city of Macon, August 1st, 1893. Volume VI - DPLA - 1f28479a65266654a4156954e1f4d1ce.pdf
Photo: J. W. Burke &. Co; Sholes, A. E, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Georgia Southern and Florida Railway (reporting mark GSF), also known as the Suwanee River Route from its crossing of the Suwanee River, was founded in 1885 as the Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad and began operations between Macon, GA and Valdosta, GA in 1889, extending to Palatka, FL in 1890. The railroad went bankrupt by 1891, was reorganized as the Georgia Southern and Florida Railway in 1895, and was controlled by the Southern Railway.2

Corporate structure

Georgia Southern and Florida Railway is part of a group headed by Norfolk Southern Corporation. 53 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Norfolk Southern Corporation Norfolk, Virginia, United States
    • Norfolk Southern Railway Norfolk
      • Georgia Southern and Florida Railway
      • Pan Am Southern Subsidiary · 50%
      • Newark Light Rail Owned · Newark, United States
    • Airforce Pipeline, Inc. Subsidiary · North Carolina, United States
    • Alabama Great Southern LLC Subsidiary · Virginia, United States
    • Alabama Great Southern Railroad Company, The Subsidiary · Alabama, United States
    • Alexandria-Southern Properties, Inc. Subsidiary · Virginia, United States
    • Arrowood-Southern Company Subsidiary · North Carolina, United States
    • Camp Lejeune Railroad Company Subsidiary · North Carolina, United States
    • Central of Georgia Railroad Company Subsidiary · Georgia, United States
    • Chesapeake Western Railway Subsidiary · Virginia, United States
    • Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway LLC, The Subsidiary · Ohio, United States
    • Citico Realty Company Subsidiary · Virginia, United States
    • CNOTP LLC Subsidiary · Ohio, United States
    • General American Insurance Company Subsidiary · Georgia, United States
    • GSFR LLC Subsidiary · Georgia, United States
    • High Point, Randleman, Asheboro and Southern Railroad Company Subsidiary · North Carolina, United States
    • HPRASR LLC Subsidiary · North Carolina, United States
    • Interstate Railroad Company Subsidiary · Virginia, United States
    • Lamberts Point Barge Company, Inc. Subsidiary · Virginia, United States
    • Mobile and Birmingham Railroad Company Subsidiary · Alabama, United States
    • Nickel Plate Improvement Company, Inc., The Subsidiary · Indiana, United States
    • Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad Company Subsidiary · Virginia, United States
    • Norfolk Southern - Mexico, LLC Subsidiary · Virginia, United States
    • Norfolk Southern Properties, Inc. Subsidiary · Virginia, United States
    • Norfolk Southern Railroad Company Subsidiary · United States
    • NorfolkSouthernMexicana, S. de R.L. de C.V. Subsidiary · Mexico
    • and 25 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1995Acquired Acquired by Norfolk Southern Railway1
  2. 1895Founded Founded1

Sources

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