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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Dawson, Georgia |
| Reporting mark | GSWR |
| Locale | Southwest Georgia, Southeast Alabama |
| Dates of operation | 1989– |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge) |
| Length | 234 miles (377 km) |
The Georgia Southwestern Railroad (reporting mark GSWR) is a Class III short line railroad company that operates over 234 miles (377 km) of track in southwestern Georgia and southeastern Alabama. Beginning in 1989 as a division of the South Carolina Central Railroad on a pair of former CSX Transportation lines, the railroad has since undergone a number of transformations through abandonments and acquisitions, before arriving at its current form. The railroad was formerly a RailAmerica property before going independent, and in 2008 it was acquired by Genesee & Wyoming Inc.[1]
Traffic includes chemicals, clay, grain, peanuts, plastics, stone, and wood, generating around 13,000 annual carloads.[2]
- ^ "Georgia Southwestern Railroad". Archived from the original on 23 September 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
- ^ "Georgia Railroad Association: Georgia Southwestern Railroad". 8 June 2010. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2010.