While the Georgian’s early years were successful, after about a decade, the train saw a decrease in ridership.
In January 1958, a newspaper report indicated the Georgian would operate as a combined train with the Humming Bird between Nashville, Tennessee, and Chicago. The Humming Bird connected Chicago and New Orleans.
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In mid-November 1910, John Vinson Reynolds motored an Atlanta Northern Railway trolley around 1:40 p.m. when he rounded a curve near the Ashby Street Crossing in Atlanta.
When the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway leased the Western & Atlantic Railroad in 1890, the railroad took possession of the General locomotive.
