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The train tracks that ran from Savannah to Alabama were used by the Savannah, Americus and Montgomery Railroad Company during the 1880s, headed by Colonel Samuel Hugh Hawkins of Americus. Many towns along the tracks were born from the railroad, so it was appropriate to name this new excursion train in honor of the original railroad and its leader.
