Macon and Brunswick Railroad

Macon and Brunswick Railroad
Macon & Brunswick line crossing Atlantic & Gulf line c. 1870
Overview
HeadquartersMacon, Georgia
Reporting markM&B
LocaleUnited States Wiregrass Region of Georgia
Dates of operation1856–1881
SuccessorEast Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway
Technical
Track gauge5 ft (1,524 mm)

The Macon and Brunswick Railroad ran from Macon, Georgia to Brunswick, Georgia. Its construction was interrupted by the American Civil War, and initially only ran from Macon to Cochran, Georgia. The 5 ft (1,524 mm)[1] gauge line was completed and extended to the Georgia coast when it opened in its entirety in December 1869. Construction of the line stimulated the lumber industry along its path, and the founding of new towns and counties.