Eatonton Branch Railroad The Eatonton Branch Railroad opened its 22-mile line between Eatonton and Milledgeville in 1853. At the latter city the line met the new Milledgeville & Gordon Railroad which connected the capital with the Central of Georgia at Gordon. Within a couple of years the two railroads merged into a single line leased to the Central. In 1893 the Central’s lease was cancelled and the road was leased to the Middle Georgia & Atlantic Railway which incorporated it into a 64-mile line from Milledgeville to Covington. The Central of Georgia acquired the MG&A in 1897. The Eatonton-Machen segment was abandoned in 1959. The Eatonton-to-Milledgeville section is now a part of Norfolk Southern Railway. 1855 listing from Mitchell's new traveller's guide through the United States and the Canadas.... Online at Internet Archive here. Maps and Timetables: 1854 timetable ( 52K) 1859 map (305K) Civil War period map (48K) 1886 map (42K)   RailGa.com. Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage. © Steve Storey. Railroad History | The Depot List | Locomotives On Display | Odds & Ends | Sources & References | Home