 A Georgia, Florida and Alabama Railroad train at Carrabelle, 1906 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Arlington, Georgia |
| Reporting mark | GF&A |
| Locale | Southwest Georgia, Northwest Florida |
| Dates of operation | 1895–1944 |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (standard gauge) |
| Length | 180 miles (290 km) |
The Georgia, Florida and Alabama Railroad[1][note 1] (the GF&A), known as the Sumatra Leaf Route, and colloquially as the Gopher, Frog & Alligator[2][3] was a 180 miles (290 km)-long railroad from Richland, Georgia to Carrabelle, Florida.[4] It was founded in 1895 as a logging railroad, the Georgia Pine Railway.
The northern and southern ends of the railroad have been abandoned, but the section from Cuthbert, Georgia, to Tallahassee, Florida, remains in use by various railroads.
- ^ "An Act To authorize the Georgia, Florida and Alabama Railway" (PDF). Library of Congress. 20 June 1906.
- ^ "Historical & Educational".
- ^ Hallberg, M.C. (21 December 2009). RAILROADS IN NORTH AMERICA Some Historical Facts and An Introduction to an Electronic Database of North American Railroads and Their Evolution.
- ^ Prince, Richard E. (2000). Seaboard Air Line Railway: Steam Boats, Locomotives, and History. Indiana University Press. p. 97. ISBN 0-253-33695-3.
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