Kudos to the wikipedia.org page which does a much better job of text descriptions, yet doesn't link to relevant data relations in OSM (via BrowseRelation wiki entries), as many OSM wiki readers have become familiar with. You might choose the text-oriented wikipedia.org page now and that'd be good, however, if you need the OSM data we are building links into tables and that will take some time and effort into the future. So, see List of railroads in Georgia if text descriptions are "good enough for now." We could use something like that for OSM specific data, even if it is simply links in wikipedia.org pages like the one ref'd above.

Like highways, railroad tracks have been imported from TIGER data and they share the same problems like unconnected segments, wrong tagging, missing bridges and railroad crossings and positions that are frequently off quite a lot. So a review is necessary as it is for highways.

Introduction

This is a very early stub of Georgia/Railroads. Please bear with OSM as it completes. The main focus now should be on mainline, branch and freight/industrial rail of the Class I and Class II railways in Georgia. There is a significant amount of work required to improve these TIGER rail data already entered while documenting their route=railway relations (even if it means we need to create them) in this wiki as we improve them. The Class III railways can follow after Class I and Class II are complete (at least fully documented in this wiki, not necessarily fully TIGER reviewed).

Editing Railroads starting from TIGER data

Please read WikiProject_United_States_railways#Editing_Railroads_starting_from_TIGER_data. After/during TIGER Review, the segments of a railway line with identical or very similar tagging (especially name=* and usage=*) should be collected into a route=railway relation.

Active lines

Lines that see regular, active rail traffic for freight, industrial, military, etc. If the railways are active non-passenger rail, they go here. If the railways are not active, they are placed into the Disused or Abandoned sections below. Very much under construction; now only a skeleton of the structure and eventually full tables of relations we aspire to complete as we document our progress improving Georgia's railway=rail elements into route=railway relations and completing TIGER Review.

Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)

Main

Subdivision	Operator	Relation	Route	TIGER Review	Notes
AGS North District	Norfolk Southern	8840798 8840798	Birmigham - Chattanooga (24 mi)	Partially done
Atlanta North District	Norfolk Southern	1441355 1441355	Chattanooga - Dalton - Rome - Atlanta (91 mi)	Done
Atlanta South District	Norfolk Southern	2195259 2195259	Atlanta - Stockbridge - McDonough - Macon (84 mi)	Done
Albany District	Norfolk Southern	2195258 2195258	Macon - Fort Valley - Americus - Albany (100 mi)	Done
Augusta District	Norfolk Southern	2195258 2195258	Macon - Fort Valley - Americus - Albany (100 mi)	Done
East End District	Norfolk Southern	8840797 8840797	Atlanta - Birmingham (30 mi)	Partly done
Greenville District	Norfolk Southern	8840791 8840791	Atlanta - Greenville (133 mi)	Partly done
Macon District	Norfolk Southern	2195272 2195272	Macon - Warner Robins - Cordele - Ashburn - Tifton - Adel - Valdosta (150 mi)	Done
Navair District	Norfolk Southern	2195275 2195275	Navair - Lake City - Valdosta, Georgia	Done	Done with mileposts/defect detectors/speed limit
Savannah District	Norfolk Southern	2195277 2195277	Savannah - Millen - Tennille - Gordon - Macon (190 mi)	Done
Valdosta District	Norfolk Southern	2195279 2195279	Jacksonville - Georgia line - Valdosta, Georgia	Done

Branch

District	Operator	Relation	Route	TIGER Review	Notes
Augusta District	Norfolk Southern	2195260 2195260	Augusta - Waynesboro - Millen (53 mi)	Partially done
Brunswick District	Norfolk Southern	2195261 2195261	Macon - Hazlehurst - Jesup - Brunswick (185 mi)	Done
Camak District	Norfolk Southern	2195262 2195262	Waynesboro - Warrenton (50 mi)	Partially done
Cedartown District	Norfolk Southern	2198524 2198524	Cedartown - Bremen - Carrolton - Newnan (100 mi)	Done
CoG District	Norfolk Southern	12890066 12890066	Columbus - Ochillee (12 mi)	Done
Columbus District	Norfolk Southern	2195264 2195264	Fort Valley - Junction City - Columbus (80 mi)	Done
Dublin District	Norfolk Southern	2195266 2195266	Tennille - Dublin (40 mi)	Done	30 miles are out of service, remaining ten used for car storage
Eatonton District	Norfolk Southern	2195267 2195267	Gordon - Midgetville - Eatonton (40 mi)	Partially done
Fairbanks District	Norfolk Southern	2195268 2195268	Rome - Coosa (8 mi)	Done
Griffin District	Norfolk Southern	2195270 2195270	Macon - Griffin - Atlanta (90 mi)	Done
Krannert District	Norfolk Southern	2195271 2195271	Rome - Plant Hammond (12 mi)	Done
Madison District	Norfolk Southern	2195273 2195273	Macon - Gray - Shady Dale (70 mi)	Done	Shady Dale - Madison is sold to CaterParrot Railnet
Moores District	Norfolk Southern	2195274 2195274	Augusta - Hephzibah (20 mi)	Partially done

Industrial

Subdivision	Operator	Relation	Route	TIGER Review	Notes
Unnamed	Norfolk Southern		Baxley - Hatch Nuclear Plant South	Done
Hester Industrial Lead	Norfolk Southern	12790832 12790832	Hazlehurst	Done	Serves 2 customers; a sawmill and another factory.
Rover Lead	Norfolk Southern	13013980 13013980	Griffin	Done	Serves only one customer, most spurs are abandoned.
Wansley Branch	Norfolk Southern	2198532 2198532		Done	Serves Hal B. Wansley Power Plant with coal trains

CSX Transportation (CSX)

A Class I (major) railway.

Main

Subdivision	Operator	Relation	Route	TIGER Review	Notes
Atlanta Terminal Subdivision (A)	CSX	13797271 13797271	Marietta - Lithonia (45 mi)	Done
Atlanta Terminal Subdivision (B)	CSX	13797270 13797270	Tucker - Tilford Yard (14 mi)	Done
Atlanta Terminal Subdivision (C)	CSX	13797269 13797269	Tilford Yard - Peachtree City (38 mi)	Done
Atlanta Terminal Subdivision (D)	CSX	13797268 13797268	Atlanta - Union City (6 mi)	Done
Atlanta Terminal Subdivision (E)	CSX	13797267 13797267	Belt Jct - GA-Kirkwood (3 mi)	Done
A&WP Subdivision	CSX	2195163 2195163	GA/AL Border|->Birmigham (157 mi)	Partially done
Dothan Subdivision	CSX	2195043 2195043	Thomasville - Bainbridge - Dothan ... Montgomery (208 mi)	Done
Etowah Subdivision	CSX	2195168 2195168	TN/GA Border| Chatsworth - White - Cartersville (90 mi)	Done
Fitzgerald Subdivision	CSX	2194154 2194154	Waycross - Douglas - Fitzgerald - Cordele - Oglethorpe - Junction City - Manchester (~ 200 mi)	Done
Georgia Subdivison	CSX	2195170 2195170	Augusta - Madison - Covington - Lithonia (145 mi)	Done
Jesup Subdivision	CSX	2194155 2194155	Folkston - Waycross - Jesup(72 mi)	Done
Lineville Subdivision	CSX	2195171 2195171	Manchester - LaGrange - AL Border - Birmigham (180 mi)	Done
Manchester Subdivision	CSX	2195172 2195172	Peachtree City - Manchester (40 mi)	Done
McCormick Subdivision	CSX	8818454 8818454	Greenwood, SC - McCormick - Augusta (63 mi)	Done
Nahunta Subdivision	CSX	2194156 2194156	Jacksonville - Jesup - Savannah (130 mi)	Done
Savannah Subdivision (East Route)	CSX	2195047 2195047	Ogeechee - Central Junction (15 mi)	Done
Savannah Subdivision (West Route)	CSX	2195047 2195047	Savannah - Burroughts (9 mi)	Done
Thomasville Subdivision	CSX	2194158 2194158	Waycross - Valdosta - Quitman - Thomasville (106 mi)	Done
W&A Subdivision	CSX	2195174 2195174	Marietta - Acworth - Cartersville - Dalton - Chattanooga (117 mi)	Done

Note: Some subdivisions with very small mileage in GA are not included here

Branch

Subdivision	Operator	Relation	Route	TIGER Review	Notes
Brunswick Subdivision	CSX	2194153 2194153	Waycross - Nahunta - Brunswick	Done	Done with mileposts/defect detectors/speed limits
Bainbridge Subdivision	CSX	2195042 2195042	Bainbridge - Tallahassee (39 mi)	Done
Camak Subdivision	CSX	2195166 2195166	Camak - Warrenton - Sparta - Milledgville (40 mi)	Done	20 mi out of service
Cartersville Subdivision	CSX	2195167 2195167	Cartersville - Rockmart - Cedartown (36 mi)	Done
Gainesville-Midland Subdivision	CSX	2195169 2195169	Gainesville - Jefferson - Athens (40 mi)	Done

Industrial

Subdivision	Operator	Relation	Route	TIGER Review	Notes
Metcalf Spur	CSX	2195044 2195044	Thomasville - Metcalf (9 mi)	Done	Serves a sawmill.
Coolidge Industrial Spur	CSX	2197474 2197474	Thomasville - Coolidge (17 mi)	Done	Serves a fertilizer distributor

Short Line Rail

Shortlines operating multiple lines

CaterParrot Railnet

Line	Operator	Relation	Route	TIGER Review	Notes
Valdosta Division	CaterParrot	12840394 12840394	Valdosta - Willacoochee (44 mi)	Done
Madison Division	CaterParrot	13008109 13008109	Madison - Shadydale	Done

Georgia Southern Railway

Line	Operator	Relation	Route	TIGER Review	Notes
Fort Valley Line	CaterParrot	12877787 12877787	Ft. Valley - Perry	Done
Midville Line	CaterParrot	9186468 9186468	Midville - Kerby	Done

Georgia Southerwestern Railroad

Line	Operator	Relation	Route	TIGER Review	Notes
Bainbridge - Cuthbert	Georgia Southerwestern	9186471 9186471	Bainbridge - Cuthbert	Done
Smithville - Eufaula	Georgia Southerwestern	9186472 9186472	Smithville - Eufaula	Done
Columbus - Americus	Georgia Southerwestern	9186470 9186470	Columbus - Americus	Partially done	Out of service

Branch

Subdivision or Railway	Operator	Relation	Route	TIGER Review	Notes
Golden Isles Terminal Railroad	Golden Isles Terminal Railroad (GITM)	12798399 12798399	Anguilla Junction - Brunswick Auto Port	Done
St. Marys Railway West	St. Marys Railway West (SWM)	12804095 12804095	Pearson - Weresboro (->CSX Pearson Spur) (15 mi)	Done	Serves 0 customers. Only used for car storage. See the Website
Valdosta Railway	Valdosta Railway (VR)	12581571 12581571	(->CSX/NS) Valdosta - Clyatville	Done	Serves 5 customers, including a papermill. Needs mileposts added. Website
Valdosta Division	CaterParrott Railnet (CPR)	12840394 12840394	(->CSX/NS) Valdosta - Willacoochee	Done	44 mi long
Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad	Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad (CHAT)	11041339 11041339	(NS->)Cedar Springs - Saffold (->CSX)	Done	15 mi long, serves a GP mill
Bainbridge - Cuthbert	Georgia Southwestern Railroad (GSWR)	9186471 9186471	(CSX->)Bainbridge - Colquitt - Arlington - Cuthbert (->HOG)	Done
Chattahoochee Bay Railroad	Chattahoochee Bay Railroad	12859265 12859265	Dothan - Hilton (25 mi)	Done
Hilton and Albany Railroad	Hilton and Albany Railroad (HAL)	2195265 2195265	Hilton - Albany (->NS) (60 mi)	Done
Fort Valley Line	Georgia Southern Railway	12877787 12877787	Fort Valley - Perry (12 mi)	Done
Georgia Central Railway	Georgia Central Railway (GC)	7480123 7480123	Macon - Savannah (221 mi)	Done
Georgia Southern Railway	Georgia Southern Railway (GS)	12966927 12966927	Cooperville - Metter (25 mi)	Done
Midville Line	Georgia Southern Railway (GS)	9186468 9186468	Midville - Swainsboro	Done
Machen - Newborn	CaterParrot Railnet	13008069 13008069	Machen - Newborn	Done	Used for car storage

Industrial

Subdivision or Railway	Operator	Relation	Route	TIGER Review	Notes
APC Farley Spur	Chattahoochee Bay Railroad	12860416 12860416	Columbus (AL) - Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Generating Station	Done	more used for car storage than serving the plant
Savannah Port Terminal Railroad	Savannah Port Terminal Railroad (SAPT)	12933102 12933102	Port of Savannah	Done
Savannah & Old Fort Railroad	Savannah & Old Fort Railroad (SVHO)	12952564 12952564	Port of Savannah (6 mi)	Done

Historic, heritage, museum, excursion, tourism (passenger=local) trains

Under construction. Passenger rail in Georgia yet to be documented with relation links in tables here includes: Work in progress

It is often the case that statewide rail wiki break into two tables wiki-documenting such rail: one table for the route=railway relations (usually each railway=rail element is also tagged usage=tourism), another table for the route=train (or monorail, etc.) relations describing passenger service (stations, headways...). Additionally, amusement park rail are often sub-categorized in this section and it seems to be emerging to tag these with tourism=theme_park. California/Railroads has an example which may be helpful.

Railway	Operator	Relation	Location	TIGER Review	Notes
Stone Mountain Scenic Railroad	Stone Mountain Scenic Railroad (SMPX)	13092057 13092057	Stone Mountain, around a stone mountain	Done

Military Rail

Railroads used by the military.

Subdivision or Railway	Operator	Relation	Location	TIGER Review	Notes
Fort Benning Railroad	US Gouvernment?	12890067 12890067	Columbus - Fort Benning	Done	Fully demolished.
Fort Gillem Railroad	US Gouvernment?	13036084 13036084	South Atlanta	Done	Fully demolished too. (including the Fort itself)
Fort Stewart Railroad	US Department of Defense (USAX)	12915355 12915355	Walthourville - Fort Stewart (8 mi)	Done

Disused lines

Lines that don't have regular traffic but with rail infrastructure in place. Tracks are tagged railway=disused.

Subdivision	Operator	Relation	Route	Notes
Dublin District	NS	2195266 2195266	Tennille - Dublin (35 mi)	First ten miles used for car storage, other 20 mi overgrown and officially out of service.

Abandoned lines

Former railroad lines, whether still visible on the ground or not. A formal abandonment process with FRA has completed. Ways are tagged railway=abandoned or sometimes railway=razed if they have become completely built over in urban areas or are now, for example, farmland which has reverted to a more natural state with no evidence of tracks having been there. These should be historically determined or able to be so, but sometimes this is difficult because of lost history.

Name	old_railway_operator=*	Relation	Route	TIGER Review	Notes
Moultrie - Thomasville	?	12843151 12843151	Thomasville - Coolridge - Moultrie	Done	Thomasville to Coolridge is used as "Coolridge Ind. Spur", after Coolridge tracks are removed, railbed partly converted to railtrail in/around Moultrie
Climax - Chattahoochee	ACL	12844733 12844733	Climax - Chattahoochee	Done
Climax - Amsterdam	ACL	12844734 12844734	Climax - Amsterdam	Done
Cuthbert - Richland	SAL	12853443 12853443	Cuthbert - Richland	Done
Cuthbert - Richland	SAL	12853443 12853443	Cuthbert - Richland	Done
Georgia, Ashburn, Sylvester and Camilla Railway	Georgia, Ashburn, Sylvester and Camilla Railway	12863252 12863252	Ashburn - Camilla	Done
Albany and Northern Railway	Albany and Northern Railway	12863268 12863268	Cordele - Albany	Done
Abbeville - Ocilla	SAL	12869876 12869876	Abbeville - Fitzgerald - Ocilla	Done
Fort Benning Railroad	US Gouvernment?	12890067 12890067	Columbus - Fort Benning	Done	Fully demolished.
Pooler - Statesboro		12966928 12966928	Pooler - Statesboro	Done	Most parts are now roads.
Fort Gillem Railroad	US Gouvernment?	13036084 13036084	South Atlanta	Done	Fully demolished. (including the Fort itself)
Keysville to Midville	Georgia & Florida Railroad	14441407 14441407	Keysville - Midville	Done
Augusta Southern Railroad	Augusta Southern Railroad	14441406 14441406	Augusta - Keysville - Wrens - Gibson - Sandersville - Tennille	Done
Greene County Railroad	Greene County Railroad	14442163 14442163	Monroe - Good Hope (- Bostwick - Apalachee)	Partly done	Extend to Apalachee
Bowdon Railway	Bowdon Railway	14442181 14442181	Bremen - Bowdon	Done	Extend to Apalachee

Railtrails

A railtrail uses a former railroad right-of-way for example bike or hiking paths, preserving the ROW for possible future re-use as a railway while providing a useful service in the meantime.

Yards