Atlanta & Hawkinsville Railroad Chartered in July, 1886, the Atlanta and Hawkinsville Railroad would have connected Atlanta and the middle Georgia steamboat port of Hawkinsville. Plans changed, however, and the Hawkinsville link was never completed. In 1887 the partially built line was renamed the Atlanta and Florida Railroad.   Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage. Copyright, Steve Storey. Railroad History | The Depot List | Locomotives On Display | Odds & Ends | Sources & References | Home