Overview | |
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Reporting mark | SA&M |
Locale | Georgia and Alabama |
Dates of operation | 1888–1900 |
Predecessor | Americus, Preston and Lumpkin Railroad |
Successor | Georgia and Alabama Railroad Seaboard Air Line Railroad Seaboard Coast Line Railroad CSX Transportation Heart of Georgia Railroad Georgia Southwestern Railroad |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge) |
The Savannah, Americus and Montgomery Railway (SA&M) was a historic railroad located in the U.S. states of Georgia and Alabama. SA&M was built in the 1880s running between Montgomery, Alabama and Lyons, Georgia. It would be completed to Savannah, Georgia in 1896 after being renamed the Georgia and Alabama Railway. The line would notably become part of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad network in 1900.