Boston & Albany Railroad Chartered in 1891, the Boston & Albany attempted to build a common carrier rail line from Boston, Georgia, on the Savannah, Florida & Western, north to Albany, southwestern Georgia's principal rail center. After two years of minimal progress, the venture failed and the company was sold and reorganized as the Georgia Northern Railway. 1893 map (60K)   Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage. Copyright, Steve Storey. Railroad History | The Depot List | Locomotives On Display | Odds & Ends | Sources & References | Home