Savannah & Columbus Railroad In May 1888, the Central Railroad and Banking Company of Georgia obtained a charter for the Savannah and Columbus Railroad Company under which the S&C would build a rail line from Eden (about three miles north of Meldrim in the southern tip of Effingham County) to Americus. This railroad would connect with other completed or planned Central-controlled lines to create a trunk line from Savannah to Americus with major branches to Birmingham and Eufaula. In July, 1888, the Central consolidated the Savannah and Columbus, the Buena Vista and Ellaville Railroad, the Columbus and Western Railway, the Columbus and Rome Railway and three Alabama lines into the Savannah and Western Railroad.   Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage. Copyright, Steve Storey. Railroad History | The Depot List | Locomotives On Display | Odds & Ends | Sources & References | Home