Blue Ridge & Atlantic Railroad The Blue Ridge and Atlantic Railroad Company was chartered in 1887 to connect Savannah and Knoxville by building a new railroad through the Blue Ridge mountains of Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee. One of the BR&A’s first actions was to purchase the existing 21-mile line between Cornelia and Tallulah Falls operated by the Northeastern Railroad of Georgia. In 1892, the BR&A entered receivership and was sold under foreclosure in 1897. The following year the Tallulah Falls Railway was organized to take over its properties. 1892 map (44K) 1904 map (100K)   Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage. Copyright, Steve Storey. Railroad History | The Depot List | Locomotives On Display | Odds & Ends | Sources & References | Home