Macon & Augusta Railroad After receiving its charter in 1859, the M&A began building a rail line from Macon towards Augusta, but progress was slowed by the Civil War and Reconstruction. Poors 1869-70 Manual reported that only two sections were had been opened, the 22-mile link between Macon and Milledgeville and the 8-mile segment from Warrenton to Mayfield. The road was finally completed by 1873. At Warrenton, the northern terminus, it connected with the Warren Branch of the Georgia Railroad, which joined the main line at Camak. From there, trains could proceed to Augusta. The Georgia Railroad and Banking Company leased the M&A in 1867, well before completion. It bought it outright in 1880 and merged it into Georgia Railroad operations as the “Macon Road.” Abandonments: Macon-to-Milledgeville abandoned in 1985.   Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage. Copyright, Steve Storey. Railroad History | The Depot List | Locomotives On Display | Odds & Ends | Sources & References | Home