Editing Valdosta, Georgia (section)

====Intercity rail====
For several decades the [[Atlantic Coast Line Railroad|Atlantic Coast Line]] and the [[Southern Railway (U.S.)|Southern Railway]] ran regular passenger trains on a [[Chicago]] to Florida circuit, making stops in Valdosta, albeit at different stations. The Atlantic Coast Line ran the ''[[South Wind (train)|South Wind]]'' through Valdosta, and the Southern operated the ''[[Ponce de Leon (train)|Ponce de Leon]]'' and the ''[[Royal Palm (train)|Royal Palm]]'' through the town.

After [[Amtrak]] assumed passenger rail operations in the United States in 1971 it operated the ''[[Floridian (train, 1971–1979)|Floridian]]'' from Chicago to [[St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg]] and [[Miami]]. In a group of several train disestablishments in 1979, Amtrak discontinued the ''Floridian'', thus marking the last time that passenger trains served south Georgia (excepting the New York-Florida service in eastern Georgia).