Central Railroad of South Carolina
The Central Railroad of South Carolina was a South Carolina railroad that operated following Reconstruction. It ran between Lane, South Carolina (also known as Lanes) to Sumter, South Carolina, a distance of about 40 mi (64 km).[1] The line is still in service today and it is now CSX's Lane Subdivision.
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| Overview | |
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| Dates of operation | 1882– |
| Successor | Atlantic Coast Line Railroad |
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| Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
History
The Central of South Carolina was chartered by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1876 under the Williamsburg Railroad moniker, but the name was changed shortly thereafter to Central Railroad of South Carolina. The line opened in 1882.[2]
Ownership and leases
The line was leased to the Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta Railroad and the Northeastern Railroad, which it connected to on each end. The two lessees agreed to pay all taxes, keep the line in good repair and pay a rental rate of $30,000 annually.[2]
The Central of South Carolina was owned by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad beginning around 1900.[1] It was listed on Atlantic Coast Line employee timetables as their Sumter–Lanes Line (L Line).[3]
In 1967, the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and Seaboard Air Line Railroad merged to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad. In 1980, the Seaboard Coast Line's parent company merged with the Chessie System, creating the CSX Corporation. The CSX Corporation initially operated the Chessie and Seaboard Systems separately until 1986, when they were merged into CSX Transportation.
Current Operations
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The Central Railroad of South Carolina is still in service and is now CSX's Lane Subdivision. At its west end it connects to CSX's A Line (Charleston Subdivision) and at its east it connects to the Orangeburg Subdivision and the Eastover Subdivision.[4]
Historic Stations
| Milepost[5] | City/Location | Station[6] | Connections and notes |
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| AL 342.5 | Lane | Lane | also listed as Lanes on employee timetables junction with Northeastern Railroad (ACL) |
| AL 350.0 | Greeleyville | Greeleyville | |
| AL 355.2 | Foreston | ||
| AL 359.2 | Wilson's Mill | ||
| AL 364.6 | Manning | Manning | |
| AL 368.0 | Alcolu | junction with Alcolu Railroad | |
| AL 373.0 | Brogdon | ||
| AL 376.0 | Britton | ||
| AL 382.2 | Sumter | Sumter | junction with |
See also
References
- Wikipedia, WikiProject Trains, ICC valuations, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
- Poor's Manual of the Railroads of the United States. Vol. 22. 1889. p. 561 – via Google Books.
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Northern Division Timetable (1949)
- "CSX Florence Division Timetable" (PDF). Multimodalways.org. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- Seaboard Coast Line Florence and Atlantia Division Timetable (1982)
- "South Carolina Railroads: Passenger Stations & Stops" (PDF). Jim Fergusson's Railway and Tramway Station Lists (South Carolina). Retrieved June 5, 2020.