▁The ▁line ▁had ▁formerly ▁been ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁Georgia ▁and ▁Florida ▁Rail road , ▁whose ▁prede cess or , ▁the ▁Florida ▁Mid land ▁and ▁Georgia ▁Rail road , ▁built ▁the ▁line ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁or ▁ 1 8 9 0 s . ▁The ▁Val d osta ▁Southern ▁Rail road ▁ ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁and ▁bought ▁the ▁portion ▁from ▁Val d osta ▁south ▁to ▁Mad ison , ▁Florida , ▁which ▁the ▁G & F ▁planned ▁to ▁abandon . ▁The ▁line ▁was ▁cut ▁back ▁to ▁C ly att ville , ▁Georgia ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁the ▁new ▁Val d osta ▁Railway ▁took ▁over ▁operations . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁the ▁Val d osta ▁Railway ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁Gen ese e ▁& ▁Wy oming . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Val d osta ▁Railway ▁Map ▁of ▁the ▁abandoned ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁Val d osta ▁Southern ▁between ▁C ly att ville , ▁G A ▁and ▁Mad ison , ▁F L ▁Haw kins R ails ▁Val d osta ▁Southern ▁page ▁ ▁Category : Ge org ia ▁( U . S . ▁state ) ▁rail ro ads ▁Category : Gen ese e ▁& ▁Wy oming ▁Category : R ail way ▁companies ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁Category : Transport ation ▁in ▁Low nd es ▁County , ▁Georgia <0x0A> </s> ▁Ab ing don ▁Bank ▁is ▁a ▁historic ▁bank ▁building ▁with ▁a