{"id":4379543175303,"title":"Central of Georgia Railway Company","handle":"central-of-georgia-railway-company-2","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntricately engraved antique bond certificate from the Central of Georgia Railway Company dating back to the 1910's. This document, which has been signed by the company Vice President and Secretary, was printed by the American Bank Note Company and measures approximately 10\" (w) by 15\" (h).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis certificate's vignette features a cotton field scene at the left, men loading bales at the right and the company seal in the middle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eImages\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eYou will receive the exact certificate pictured.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistorical Context\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/files\/CENTRALOFGEORGIARWY.png?v=1597095086\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/central-of-georgia-railway\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCentral of Georgia Railway Company\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e operated trackage in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/georgia\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeorgia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/alabama\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlabama\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/tennessee\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTennessee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/florida\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlorida\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe railroad began as a cotton hauler, chartered on December 20, 1833 as the Central Railroad and Canal Company of Georgia, one of the earliest chartered railroad companies in the United States. The charter authorized the building of railroad and canal connections from the port city of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/savannah-georgia\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSavannah\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e into the interior of the state.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In subsequent years the Central of Georgia acquired short line operations throughout south and central Georgia and reaching into Alabama and Tennessee. One of the most important was the Macon and Western Railroad, which allowed access to the growing town of Marthasville, now \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/atlanta-georgia\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAtlanta\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. This allowed completion of the important Savannah-Atlanta mainline.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Central of Georgia then initiated the real beginning of the railroads in southwestern Georgia when it was instrumental in the formation of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/southwestern-railroad\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSouth Western Railroad Company\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, chartered in December 1845. The Central would eventually reach Columbus, Albany, Americus and Fort Gaines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo get into Alabama, the Central of Georgia bought the Montgomery and Eufaula Railroad Company in 1879, placing it into the hands of a trustee. It was reorganized and eventually conveyed to the Central on December 14, 1895. This acquisition provided a Macon-Montgomery mainline.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReaching \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/birmingham-alabama\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBirmingham\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e was a major goal of the company. The Columbus and Western Railway Company obtained a line from Columbus to Opelika, Alabama, in 1883. Interests in the West Point Route built this line. It was extended`from Opelika to Birmingham, reaching the Magic City in 1888. The line became part of the Central in 1895.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext the Central took aim at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/chattanooga-tennessee\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChattanooga, Tennessee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, by acquiring the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/chattanooga-rome-and-southern-railroad\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChattanooga, Rome and Southern Railroad Company\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, on May 16, 1901. The line from Chattanooga to Carrollton, Georgia had been constructed in 1888. The Central completed this line to a junction with its Macon-Atlanta main at Griffin, providing a complete line from Macon to Chattanooga that bypassed Atlanta.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Central became a desirable property, providing a bridge for Midwest-Florida routes. In 1956, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/st-louis-san-francisco-railway\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrisco\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e came after the Central, but the ICC ordered the Frisco to sell its interest in 1961. Next was the Southern, and on June 17, 1963, the Central became a subsidiary of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/southern-railway\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSouthern Railway\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Central of Georgia still exists today, but only as an operating entity of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/norfolk-southern-railroad\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNorfolk Southern\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e Corporation. For accounting purposes it is assigned ownership of some rolling stock and locomotives, but they are mostly indistinguishable from any other NS equipment. Some bear small \"CG\" sub-lettering.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe reason the \"Central of Georgia\" name still exists at all is that it turned out to be handy toduse in a bit of Southern Railway house keeping back in 1971. Before it was merged by the Southern, the Central of Georgia Railway had acquired control of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/savannah-and-atlanta-railway\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSavannah \u0026amp; Atlanta Railway\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/georgia-and-florida-railway\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeorgia \u0026amp; Florida Railway\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, and the Wrightsville \u0026amp; Tennille Railroad. So when the Southern bought the Central it bought a complicated corporate structure that included these four lines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn July 1, 1971 the Southern decided to simplify this structure. It created a new subsidiary, the Central of Georgia Railroad Company, by merging the CG Railway Company, S\u0026amp;A, G\u0026amp;F and W\u0026amp;T. It is this Central of Georgia that exists today, having been carried through the Southern - Norfolk Western merger.","published_at":"2019-11-26T18:27:58-05:00","created_at":"2019-11-26T18:27:58-05:00","vendor":"Ghosts of Wall Street","type":"Bond Certificates","tags":["*C*","1910s","Alabama","Atlanta","Birmingham","Central of Georgia Railway","Chattanooga","Date_1910s","Florida","Georgia","Price_$20 - $49.99","Railroad","Region_South","Tennessee"],"price":4500,"price_min":4500,"price_max":4500,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":31279793799303,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"7881","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Central of Georgia Railway Company","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":4500,"weight":7,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/products\/7881.png?v=1574811045","\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/products\/7881vign.png?v=1574811052"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/products\/7881.png?v=1574811045","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Central of Georgia Railway Company Bond Certificate","id":5774173143175,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.707,"height":1768,"width":1250,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/products\/7881.png?v=1574811045"},"aspect_ratio":0.707,"height":1768,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/products\/7881.png?v=1574811045","width":1250},{"alt":"Central of Georgia Railway Company Bond Certificate","id":5774173175943,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.779,"height":977,"width":1738,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/products\/7881vign.png?v=1574811052"},"aspect_ratio":1.779,"height":977,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/products\/7881vign.png?v=1574811052","width":1738}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntricately engraved antique bond certificate from the Central of Georgia Railway Company dating back to the 1910's. This document, which has been signed by the company Vice President and Secretary, was printed by the American Bank Note Company and measures approximately 10\" (w) by 15\" (h).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis certificate's vignette features a cotton field scene at the left, men loading bales at the right and the company seal in the middle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eImages\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eYou will receive the exact certificate pictured.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistorical Context\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/files\/CENTRALOFGEORGIARWY.png?v=1597095086\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/central-of-georgia-railway\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCentral of Georgia Railway Company\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e operated trackage in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/georgia\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeorgia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/alabama\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlabama\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/tennessee\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTennessee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/florida\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlorida\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe railroad began as a cotton hauler, chartered on December 20, 1833 as the Central Railroad and Canal Company of Georgia, one of the earliest chartered railroad companies in the United States. The charter authorized the building of railroad and canal connections from the port city of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/savannah-georgia\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSavannah\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e into the interior of the state.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In subsequent years the Central of Georgia acquired short line operations throughout south and central Georgia and reaching into Alabama and Tennessee. One of the most important was the Macon and Western Railroad, which allowed access to the growing town of Marthasville, now \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/atlanta-georgia\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAtlanta\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. This allowed completion of the important Savannah-Atlanta mainline.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Central of Georgia then initiated the real beginning of the railroads in southwestern Georgia when it was instrumental in the formation of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/southwestern-railroad\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSouth Western Railroad Company\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, chartered in December 1845. The Central would eventually reach Columbus, Albany, Americus and Fort Gaines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo get into Alabama, the Central of Georgia bought the Montgomery and Eufaula Railroad Company in 1879, placing it into the hands of a trustee. It was reorganized and eventually conveyed to the Central on December 14, 1895. This acquisition provided a Macon-Montgomery mainline.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReaching \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/birmingham-alabama\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBirmingham\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e was a major goal of the company. The Columbus and Western Railway Company obtained a line from Columbus to Opelika, Alabama, in 1883. Interests in the West Point Route built this line. It was extended`from Opelika to Birmingham, reaching the Magic City in 1888. The line became part of the Central in 1895.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext the Central took aim at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/chattanooga-tennessee\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChattanooga, Tennessee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, by acquiring the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/chattanooga-rome-and-southern-railroad\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChattanooga, Rome and Southern Railroad Company\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, on May 16, 1901. The line from Chattanooga to Carrollton, Georgia had been constructed in 1888. The Central completed this line to a junction with its Macon-Atlanta main at Griffin, providing a complete line from Macon to Chattanooga that bypassed Atlanta.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Central became a desirable property, providing a bridge for Midwest-Florida routes. In 1956, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/st-louis-san-francisco-railway\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrisco\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e came after the Central, but the ICC ordered the Frisco to sell its interest in 1961. Next was the Southern, and on June 17, 1963, the Central became a subsidiary of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/southern-railway\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSouthern Railway\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Central of Georgia still exists today, but only as an operating entity of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/norfolk-southern-railroad\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNorfolk Southern\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e Corporation. For accounting purposes it is assigned ownership of some rolling stock and locomotives, but they are mostly indistinguishable from any other NS equipment. Some bear small \"CG\" sub-lettering.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe reason the \"Central of Georgia\" name still exists at all is that it turned out to be handy toduse in a bit of Southern Railway house keeping back in 1971. Before it was merged by the Southern, the Central of Georgia Railway had acquired control of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/savannah-and-atlanta-railway\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSavannah \u0026amp; Atlanta Railway\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/georgia-and-florida-railway\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeorgia \u0026amp; Florida Railway\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, and the Wrightsville \u0026amp; Tennille Railroad. So when the Southern bought the Central it bought a complicated corporate structure that included these four lines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn July 1, 1971 the Southern decided to simplify this structure. It created a new subsidiary, the Central of Georgia Railroad Company, by merging the CG Railway Company, S\u0026amp;A, G\u0026amp;F and W\u0026amp;T. It is this Central of Georgia that exists today, having been carried through the Southern - Norfolk Western merger."}