Georgia Florida and Alabama Railroad
The Georgia, Florida and Alabama Railroad (the GF&A), known as the Sumatra Leaf Route, and colloquially as the Gopher, Frog & Alligator was a 180 miles (290 km)-long railroad from Richland, Georgia to Carrabelle, Florida. It was founded in 1895 as a logging railroad, the Georgia Pine Railway.
A Georgia, Florida and Alabama Railroad train at Carrabelle, 1906 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Arlington, Georgia |
| Reporting mark | GF&A |
| Locale | Southwest Georgia, Northwest Florida |
| Dates of operation | 1895–1944 |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (standard gauge) |
| Length | 180 miles (290 km) |
The northern and southern ends of the railroad have been abandoned, but the section from Cuthbert, Georgia, to Tallahassee, Florida, remains in use by various railroads.
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