Was the Northeastern Railroad (GA) then the Blue Ridge & Atlantic Railroad. aka Tallulah Falls & Franklin Railroad.

In fifty-eight (58) miles of track from Cornelia, Georgia to Franklin, North Carolina, the line traversed fifty-four (54) trestles and many sections of elevated roadbed. The locals often referred to it simply as the "Old TF."

Always faced with financial difficulties, this railroad was seldom out of debt, but was much beloved by the country folk it served. One year after reaching Franklin, the railroad entered into a one-year receivership, and emerged from that only to enter into receivership again in 1923. The line never emerged from court-ordered receivership until its demise in 1961.

In 1933, the Interstate Commerce Commission heard petitions to abandon the line, and eventually granted permission to close it and sell all assets. The locals protested vehemently for decades, but in 1961 this railroad was finally closed once and for all.

Walt Disney Productions used this railroad for the on-location shooting of the show Andrews Raiders: Escape to Nowhere, starring Fess Parker, a 1961 segment of the TV show "Disneyland" (predecessor to the Wonderful World of Disney). Walt Disney, himself, considered the notion of transforming the Tallulah Falls Railroad into a scenic railroad.

Southern Railway eventually controlled 51% of the company and after much discussion it decided not to promote the idea of a scenic railroad and to close it down. By 1962, the tracks were removed and sold for their scrap value.

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Towns on Route (in NC):

Tryphosa (1915)

Otto

Prentiss (1910)

Franklin