North & South Railroad of Georgia Chartered in 1871, the North & South was an early attempt to build a railroad along Georgia's western border from Columbus north to Rome. After building about twenty miles of track north from Columbus, the company entered receivership in 1874 and was later sold and reorganized as the Columbus & Rome Railroad. 1873 map (36K)   Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage. Copyright, Steve Storey. Railroad History | The Depot List | Locomotives On Display | Odds & Ends | Sources & References | Home