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Georgia Florida and Alabama Railroad
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The Georgia, Florida and Alabama Railroad[1][note 1] (the GF&A), known as the Sumatra Leaf Route, and colloquially as the Gopher, Frog & Alligator[2][3] was a 180 miles (290 km)-long railroad from Richland, Georgia to Carrabelle, Florida.[4] It was founded in 1895 as a logging railroad, the Georgia Pine Railway.
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![]() A Georgia, Florida and Alabama Railroad train at Carrabelle, 1906 | |
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Headquarters | Arlington, Georgia |
Reporting mark | GF&A |
Locale | Southwest Georgia, Northwest Florida |
Dates of operation | 1895–1944 |
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Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (standard gauge) |
Length | 180 miles (290 km) |
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The northern and southern ends of the railroad have been abandoned, but the section from Cuthbert, Georgia, to Tallahassee, Florida, remains in use by various railroads.