The Empire and Dublin Railroad was a company that operated in Georgia, United States. Chartered in 1888, it completed building a road from Hawkinsville to Dublin, Georgia, in 1890. [1] A receiver was appointed the same year. [1]
It began by using a former logging railroad owned by the Empire Lumber Company that ran about 11 miles (18 km) between Empire and Dublin, then rebuilding and extending it to Hawkinsville.[ citation needed]
When the Empire Lumber Company failed, the Empire and Dublin Railroad was sold at auction for $30,100, [2] and was reorganized as the Oconee and Western Railroad in 1892. [3]
The Empire and Dublin Railroad was a company that operated in Georgia, United States. Chartered in 1888, it completed building a road from Hawkinsville to Dublin, Georgia, in 1890. [1] A receiver was appointed the same year. [1]
It began by using a former logging railroad owned by the Empire Lumber Company that ran about 11 miles (18 km) between Empire and Dublin, then rebuilding and extending it to Hawkinsville.[ citation needed]
When the Empire Lumber Company failed, the Empire and Dublin Railroad was sold at auction for $30,100, [2] and was reorganized as the Oconee and Western Railroad in 1892. [3]