Columbus Georgia

[lwjabo]

Back in the 70s there was a Coast line track into Columbus Georgia. It was abandoned. I do remember seeing there engine at least one time. Where did the line run to? I've looked every where and can't find anything.

[florida581]

This line belonged to the Seaboard Air Line.  It ran south out of Columbus to Richland, GA where it crossed Seaboard's Montgomery, AL - Savannah, GA line.  Richland was the hub of the area with a yard and locomotive facilities.  Heading south out of Richland, the line continued to Tallahassee, FL where it joined up with Seaboard's Jacksonville, FL - Chattahoochee, FL line.

Before the 1967 merger with the ACL, Seaboard was running 4 freight trains a day on the line in and out of Columbus.  These trains were:

74 "The Cavalcade"  Columbus, GA - Jacksonville, FL
91 "The Red Fox"  Jacksonville, FL - Columbus, GA
96 Through Freight  Columbus, GA - Jacksonville, FL
99 Through Freight  Richland, GA - Columbus, GA