Private company

Thomasville, Tallahassee and Gulf Railroad

American company1

The Georgia, Florida and Alabama Railroad (the GF&A; known as the Sumatra Leaf Route and colloquially the Gopher, Frog and Alligator) was a 180-mile (290 km)-long railroad from Richland, Georgia to Carrabelle, Florida. It was founded in 1895 as a logging railroad, the Georgia Pine Railway.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

The Georgia, Florida and Alabama Railroad (the GF&A; known as the Sumatra Leaf Route and colloquially the Gopher, Frog and Alligator) was a 180-mile (290 km)-long railroad from Richland, Georgia to Carrabelle, Florida. It was founded in 1895 as a logging railroad, the Georgia Pine Railway.2

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