Valdosta Southern Railway The Valdosta Southern, chartered in 1896, opened its 28-mile line from Valdosta to Madison, Florida in 1901. Railroad executive John Skelton Williams acquired the line in 1907 and incorporated it into his new Georgia and Florida Railway. 1895 map (29K) 1904 map (18K)   Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage. Copyright, Steve Storey. Railroad History | The Depot List | Locomotives On Display | Odds & Ends | Sources & References | Home