Route of Royal Palm through Georgia

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What was the route of the ROYAL PALM through Georgia on the way from Atlanta to Jacksonville? Was it Atlanta-Griffin-Barnesville-Macon-Cochran-Hazlehurst-Jesup-Everett-Bladen? Thanks in advance for your help. Also, I'd be interested to know when the last Atlanta-Jacksonville run was.

-- Raymond Hughes (rshnymet@aol.com), February 13, 2003

Answers

No, it ran through Stockbridge, McDonough, Macon, Cordele, and Valdosta.

Frank Greene

-- Frank Greene (fgreen01@midsouth.rr.com), February 13, 2003.


Thanks. What was then the route from Valdosta to Jacksonville? Not via Waycross, I assume?

-- Raymond Hughes (rshnymet@aol.com), February 13, 2003.

It was Southern from Atlanta to Macon and GS&F (Southern subsidiary) from Macon to Jacksonville. From Valdosta, the GS&F goes east then southeast through Fargo, GA and Crawford, FL (well south of Waycross).

Frank Greene

-- Frank Greene (fgreen01@midsouth.rr.com), February 13, 2003.


After checking references, it seems that the GS&F had no passenger diesels of their own.

-- JACK GRASSO (JACKGP20@aol.com), February 17, 2003.

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