The railroad started construction between Rome and Cedartown, Georgia, as a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge[1] railroad, but the 20 miles (32 km) of rail were quickly torn up and made 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge.
By 1888, the railroad had more than 157 miles (253 km) of track, including a line from Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Carrollton, Georgia, and several smaller branch lines.
In 1891, the Savannah and Western Railroad purchased the CR&C, but when the S&W went bankrupt, Federal Courts returned the CR&C to its original owners.
In 1897, the railroad was sold to Simon Borg and Company and renamed the Chattanooga, Rome and Southern Railroad.
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