The Tifton, Thomasville and Gulf Railway (TT&G) was a railway that operated from Tifton, Georgia southwest to Thomasville, Georgia in the early 1900s. It later became part of the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railway and Atlantic Coast Line Railroad networks.
History
The Tifton, Thomasville and Gulf Railway was chartered on June 26, 1897 by business interests in Tifton. It was built from Tifton to Thomasville in 1900. In Tifton, it connected with the Tifton and Northeastern Railroad, which ran northeast to Fitzgerald, Georgia.
Both the TT&G and the Tifton and Northeastern Railroad were acquired by the Atlantic and Birmingham Railroad on December 3, 1903, which was renamed the Atlantic and Birmingham Railway (A&B). This gave the Atlantic and Birmingham a continuous branch line, known as the Thomasville Branch, from Fitzgerald (where it connected to the rest of the A&B network) to Thomasville.
The Atlantic and Birmingham then became part of the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad (AB&A) when it took over the A&B network on April 12, 1906. The AB&A ran daily passenger trains from Atlanta to Thomasville via Fitzgerald and Tifton on the former TT&G line.
The Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad was acquired by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad in 1926. The Thomasville Branch connected with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad's Waycross—Montgomery Line in Thomasville. The Atlantic Coast Line operated the AB&A network as the Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast Railroad (AB&C) until 1946, when they fully merged the AB&C into the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad continued to operate the Thomasville Branch in its entirety until 1960, when it was abandoned north of Moultrie, Georgia.
The Atlantic Coast Line became the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad (SCL) in 1967 after merging with their rival, the Seaboard Air Line Railroad (SAL). The remaining TT&G line from Thomasville to Moultrie was designated by the merged company as the Moultrie Subdivision.Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Waycross Division Timetable (1967)
In 1980, the Seaboard Coast Line's parent company merged with the Chessie System, creating the CSX Corporation. The CSX Corporation initially operated the Chessie and Seaboard Systems separately until 1986, when they were merged into CSX Transportation. CSX abandoned track from Moultrie to Coolidge, Georgia in 1990.
Current conditions Today, the only remaining segment of the Tifton, Thomasville and Gulf Railway is from Thomasville to Coolidge. It is known today as their Coolidge Industrial Spur.CSX Jacksonville Division Timetable
Historic stations MilepostCity/LocationStationConnections and notesANK 691.5 ThomasvilleThomasvillejunction with Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Waycross—Montgomery LineANK 698.0DillonANK 699.5TouraineANK 701.5MerrillvilleANK 704.4HumboltANK 706.0CoolidgeCoolidgeANK 707.0MascotteANK 709.0RothersayANK 710.5MurphyANK 714.0SunsetANK 717.5CorbettsANK 719.6MoultrieMoultriejunction with:ANK 722.0KingwoodANK 725.4BarbersANK 729.8Norman ParkNorman ParkANK 733.3CroslandANK 735.6FadANK 737.0OmegaOmegaANK 738.0 UrbanaANK 739.9InissANK 743.4KellANK 747.0TiftonTiftonjunction with:
References
External links Georgia Northern Railway Co. v. Tifton, Thomasville & Gulf Railway Co., 109 Ga. 762 (1900) (Case Law Access Project)