ATLANTA (AP) — A judge has ruled that a Georgia railroad can buy land against the will of property owners to build a track, rebuffing a challenge that a libertarian group hoped could make it harder to ...

LYONS, Ga., February 24, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Georgia Central Railway, L.P., a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W), was named Regional Railroad of the Year by Railway Age magazine this week, ...

ATLANTA — A hearing on Tuesday raised questions about a railroad company’s use of eminent domain in one of Georgia’s poorest areas. After three days of hearings in November, an officer for the Georgia ...

Benjamin Tarbutton III, the president of the Sandersville Railroad, testifies on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023, during a Public Service Commission hearing in Atlanta. The railroad is seeking permission to ...

As a lifelong Georgia resident and former speaker of the George House of Representatives, I’ve seen firsthand the positive impact that collaboration between the public and private sectors can have on ...

A potentially precedent-setting legal battle aims to decide whether a railroad can use eminent domain in one of Georgia's poorest counties to build a rail spur to serve private businesses. The case ...

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Craig Schwall Sr. ruled that the Sandersville Railroad could condemn a 200-foot wide strip of property to build a rail line serving a rock quarry and other users but ...