South Georgia Railroad Chartered March 1896, the South Georgia Railroad opened its 28-mile railroad between Heartpine and Quitman in March of 1897. A 23-mile extension from Quitman to Greenville, Florida opened in October of 1901. In 1902, the South Georgia leased the West Coast Railway of Florida (Greenville-to-Perry, Florida) and changed the combined railroads’ name to South Georgia and West Coast Railway. Soon afterwards this name was dropped in a reorganization and the railroad was renamed the South Georgia Railway. In 1904, the line’s northern terminus was moved a few miles north from Heartpine to Adel. The railroad's general offices were in Quitman. In 1971 the South Georgia merged with the Live Oak, Perry and Gulf Railroad to form the Live Oak, Perry and South Georgia Railway, running from Adel to Perry. It was owned and operated by Southern Railway. Much more information on the South Georgia Railway is online at Taplines.net. The site includes photos, maps, timetables, and more. 1895 map (24K) 1908 map (23K) 1929 timetable (172K)   Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage. Copyright, Steve Storey. Railroad History | The Depot List | Locomotives On Display | Odds & Ends | Sources & References | Home