Central (of Georgia)

This road was chartered in 1833, construction began in 1835 and the main line was completed in 1843.

The road was a crucial link across Georgia, connecting the rail center of Macon to Savannah.

Black's Number 41 (map)
Track 282 miles of 5 foot gauge of unknown type (mostly T) and weight (some new rail was 50# and some older rail was 45#)
Locomotives 60; 60 named
Cars 732
Stations 37
Officers All of 1861 and many others
Articles & Passengers 1861-1863
Locomotive Usage 1861, 1862, 1863
Tredegar Purchases All
Significant Documents
NP, MT 3-7-61
NP, RD 9-18B-61
AR, SA&G 12-11-61
NP, NOTP 4-25-62
SOR, Series 94, Page 518
NP, WJ 8-27-62
NA, QM 3-2B-63
NA, QM 3-19A-63
NA, QM 3-19B-63
NA, QM 3-20-63
GAA, RR 4-11-63
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 483
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 487
LVA, TRED 4-22-63
NA, QM 8-31A-63
NA, QM 9-5-63
NA, CoG 10-13-63
NA, CoG 10-17-63
NA, CoG 10-17A-63
NA, CoG 10-23-63
NP, MT 11-5A-63
NA, CoG 11-9-63
NA, CoG 11-21-63
NA, QM 12-3A-63
RRBAT 12-11B-1863
NA, CoG 1-30-64
NA, CoG 1-31-64
NA, CoG 2-9-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 32, Part 2, Page 707
NP, RD 4-30-64
NP, RD 5-3-64
NA, CoG 5-31-64
NA, QM 7-1A-64
NA, QM 7-28A-64
NA, ENG 8-1-64
OR Series 4, Vol. 3, Page 575
NA, QM 8-31-64
NA, QM 8-31B-64
NA, QM 9-2-64
NA, QM 9-19-64
NA, QM 9-23-64
NA, QM 11-10A-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 44, Page 923
NA, QM 12-5-64
NP, RD 12-8-64
NP, AC 12-13-64
NP, YE 12-14-64
NP, AC 12-17-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 53, Page 382
OR Series 1, Vol. 53, Page 383
OR Series 1, Vol. 53, Page 384
NP, AC 12-23A-64
NP, AC 12-24A-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 44, Page 995
NP, RD 12-27-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 44, Part 1, Page 996
NA, QMR 12-31-64
SC, QM 1-1-65
NP, AC 1-7-65
NA, QM 1-12A-65
D, RR 1-14B-65
NP, AC 1-21A-65
NA, QM 1-25-65
NP, RD 2-1-65
NP, AC 2-10A-65
NP, AC 2-24-65
NP, AC 2-26A-65
NP, AC 3-24-65
NP, AC 4-5A-65

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