Organized in 1833 by Savannah businessmen, the Central of Georgia Railway was chartered by the Georgia Legislature as the Central Rail Road & Canal Company. The line, connecting Savannah to the interior of the state, boosted the coastal city's seaport, which had lost business to Charleston because of the South Carolina Rail Road's inland reach. In 1843, the Central was extended from Savannah to the outskirts of Macon, and after nearly 120 years of successful operation, the Central of Georgia Railway was purchased by Southern Railway. By 1982, it became merely an accounting entry in the books of Norfolk Southern, a major transportation company. - Publisher.

Originally published: 1998.

Highball : passenger service on the Central of Georgia Railway -- People are Central : the faces and places of the C of G -- At work and on the job : the men and women of the Central of Georgia -- All places large and small : yards and shops of the Central -- On the rails : the diverse rolling stock of the Central of Georgia Railway.