Darien Short Line Railroad

The Darien Short Line Railroad was intended to transport timber from Tattnall and Liberty counties in the state of Georgia to Sapelo Sound on the coast.^[1][2] The company was incorporated in 1885 and was authorized to transport both passengers and freight.^[3] Work began in 1889 by local businessmen using Northern capital.^[2] Track was laid from Collins in Tattnall County to McIntosh County, with a spur line carrying timber to the Sapelo River,^[1] but the company went bankrupt before the line was completed.^[2] It was then purchased by the Darien and Western Railroad in 1894, which extended it to Darien, Georgia, in 1895.^[2]