Sandersville Railroad

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The Sandersville Railroad (reporting mark SAN) was originally operated from Tennille, Georgia, to Sandersville, Georgia and chartered in 1893[1] as a subsidiary of the Central of Georgia Railroad.

It was extended north five miles from Sandersville to a kaolin mine and processing plants. It continues to operate the same nine miles as of 2005 and is nicknamed The Kaolin Road. The line owns 4 EMD SW1500 switchers, numbered 1100-1500, one EMD SW1200, numbered 1200.The line owns two slugs numbered 90 and 91. 90 is a former Norfolk Southern and 91 is a former Rock Island. In addition, the line owns 2 cabooses and many freight cars including, hoppers, boxcars and woodchip cars. The railroad has a repair shop located in downtown Sandersville. The railroad interchanges with Norfolk Southern at Tennille, Georgia.

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References

  1. Hellmann, Paul T. (May 13, 2013). "Historical Gazetteer of the United States". Routledge. p. 245. Retrieved 30 November 2013. 


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