title: Athens Line
text: Athens Line, LLC  is a Class III shortline railroad operating in Georgia, United States. Established in 2001, the ABR leases  of former Norfolk Southern Railway track between Madison and Nicholson, Georgia, via Athens. It is operated under contract by the Hartwell Railroad.
  
  See also
  
   Great Walton Railroad
   Central of Georgia
   Southern Railway
  
  References
  
  External links
   Official website, Great Walton Railroad.com
   Athens Line, Georgia Rails (http://www.atlantarails.com/)
   Hartwell Railroad Profile, Railfanning.org
  
  Georgia (U.S. state) railroads
  Spin-offs of the Norfolk Southern Railway
  Non-operating common carrier freight railroads in the United States
  Railway companies established in 2001