History
Constructed beginning in 1906 as the Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay Railway (reporting mark ASAB) the railroad completed its mainline between Dothan and Panama City in 1908 for a distance of 82 miles (132 km). Connections were made with three Class I railroads; the Louisville & Nashville, the Central of Georgia, and the Atlantic Coast Line.
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