Oconee & Western Railroad The Oconee & Western was organized in 1892 as successor to the Empire and Dublin Railroad which had constructed a rail line from Hawkinsville to Dublin in 1889-90. Poors 1897 Manual reported that the grading for a westward extension to Grovania, 13 miles west of Hawkinsville, was completed. The 1896 Georgia State Gazetteer listed the O&W's route as "Dublin to Grovania ..... 30 miles" with offices in Empire. The Wrightsville and Tennille Railroad bought the O&W in 1896 and consolidated it in 1899. Abandonments: Dublin-Hawkinsville abandoned 1941. Hawkinsville-Grovania abandoned 1920. 1895 map (39K) 1895 timetable (66K)   Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage. Copyright, Steve Storey. Railroad History | The Depot List | Locomotives On Display | Odds & Ends | Sources & References | Home