The Valdosta Railway (reporting mark VR ) is a shortline railroad in the U.S. state of Georgia , connecting Clyattville to CSX Transportation and the Norfolk Southern Railway at Valdosta . The company began operations in 1992 as a subsidiary of the Rail Management and Consulting Corporation , and was acquired by Genesee & Wyoming Inc. in 2005.
The line had formerly been operated by the Georgia and Florida Railroad , whose predecessor, the Florida Midland and Georgia Railroad , built the line in the 1880s or 1890s.[ 1] The Valdosta Southern Railroad (reporting mark VSO ) was incorporated in August 1951 and bought the portion from Valdosta south to Madison, Florida , which the G&F planned to abandon. The line was cut back to Clyattville, Georgia in March 1972, and in 1992 the new Valdosta Railway took over operations.[ 2]
In 2005 the Valdosta Railway was acquired by Genesee & Wyoming . As of 2023, the Valdosta Railway interchanges with CSX and Norfolk Southern in Valdosta, Georgia . G&W owns 14 miles of track, and can hold up to 286,000 pounds of supplies. [ 3] [ 4]
Railroad trestle on the Withlacoochee River .
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