The Atlanta and St. Andrews Bay Railway ran 82 miles from Panama City, Florida to Dothan, Alabama. The A&SAB boasted connections to three Class 1 railroads: Louisville and Nashville at Cottondale, Florida, and the Central of Georgia and Atlantic Coast Line. at Dothan. Throughout it's history the line's primary business was freight hauling; however, passenger service was available from the line's inception until 1957. The bulk of the freight hauled on the line was wood or wood products. Atlanta was reached via trackage rights over the Central of Georgia Railroad, from Dothan, Alabama, via Albany, and Macon, Georgia. (wik) During the 30's and 40's the A&SAB offered Pullman sleeping car service between Atlanta and Panama City in conjunction with the Central of Georgia's Athens and Macon connection. The A&SAB was known early on as the "Bay Line".(rp)