Английская Википедия:Atlantic, Valdosta and Western Railway

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Шаблон:Infobox rail Chartered in 1897, the Atlantic, Valdosta and Western Railway operated from Valdosta, Georgia, to Jacksonville, Florida, and was nicknamed the Jacksonville Short Line. The line was opened in July 1899, prefaced by a "bohemian smoker" banquet in Valdosta on June 27, 1899. In May 1902, the railroad was purchased by the Georgia Southern and Florida Railway and their parent company Southern Railway. The line was quickly integrated into Southern's passenger schedules with travel between Valdosta and Jacksonville advertised at about 3Шаблон:Frac hours. Southern took control of the AV&W on July 1, 1902.

In 1899, the railroad wanted to access the Jacksonville union terminal for its passenger trains. The Jacksonville Terminal Company, owners of the station, refused the railroad entry so the railroad took the matter to the Florida railroad commission. The commission, issuing its very first ruling ever, decided on September 4, 1899, that the railroad should be granted access in exchange for an appropriate station fee, which was specified by the commission at a rate $4,300 less per year than the other railroad companies that were already using the station, but the Terminal Company still refused, taking the matter to court. While the case was making its way, the railroad purchased one fourth of the stock of the Jacksonville Terminal Company, so that when it finally arrived at the state supreme court in December 1900, the court dismissed the case noting that the railroad had full access through its stock ownership and the case was no longer valid.

Shortly before the railroad was sold, work began on an extension of the line from Valdosta to Albany, Georgia, with the goal of reaching Moultrie.

The line remains in service today, and it now operates as Norfolk Southern Railway's Valdosta District.

Historic stations

State	Milepost	City/Location	Station	Connections and notes
GA	151.2 G	Valdosta	Valdosta	junction with: Шаблон:Bulleted list
	161.2 G		Blanton
	165.0 G		Howell
	167.6 G		Mayday
	173.4 G		Haylow	junction with Savannah, Florida and Western Railroad Florida Division (ACL)
	176.9 G		Fruitland
	178.7 G		Thelma
	184.0 G		Craig Junction
	194.0 G	Calhoun	Calhoun
	185.6 G		Headlight
	190.0 G		Finlayson
	192.3 G		Colon
	194.0 G		Vickers Junction
	198.4 G	Fargo	Fargo
	199.0 G		Edith
	200.0 G		Duncan
	204.4 G		Council
	205.7 G		Ewing
FL	207. G		Morehead
	216.5 G		Eddy
	222.6 G		Baxter
GA	223.2 G		Moniac
			Oliver
	230.0 G		Clarking
	232.7 G		Battenville
	234.7 G		St. George
FL	237.0 G		St. Marys
	239.0 G		Kent
	239.0 G		Johnson City
	244.1 G		Crawford	junction with Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad Southern Division (SAL)
			Keen's
	250.4 G		Plummer
	253.5 G		Spalding
	254.3 G		Kingsgrove
	256.6 G		Hoyt
	258.2 G	Jacksonville	Simpson Yard
	258.0 G		Grand Crossing	junction with Jacksonville and Southwestern Railroad (ACL)
	261.8 G		Jacksonville	original station located on East Bay Street relocated to Jacksonville Union Terminal in 1919 junction with: Шаблон:Bulleted list