The line started construction, and by March 1884, 1.5 miles had been completed, however grading work was delayed at that time by heavy rains.
[3] Later that same year, in a push to build the line faster, 80 additional men who were part of the convict lease labor force at the farm of Honorable J M Smith of Oglethorpe were sent to work on the line for 40 days.
[5] Prices had been posted in February 1885 which cited each passenger's cost at 4 cents per mile.
[15] In 1896 the line was extended to Hawkinsville, GA through a purchase of a branch of the Oconee and Western Railroad.
The line currently serves Norfolk Southern as a storage track for excess autoracks due to the slow down in the U.S auto business.