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Green Pond, Walterboro And Branchville Railroad
The Green Pond, Walterboro and Branchville Railroad was a railroad that ran from Green Pond, South Carolina northwest to Ehrhardt, South Carolina. History The line was originally known as the Green Pond, Walterboro and Branchville Railway, which built the line from Green Pond to Walterboro in 1887. In 1896, the Walterboro and Western Railway extended the line from Waterboro to Ehrhardt. In 1900, the Green Pond, Walterboro and Branchville Railway and the Walterboro and Western Railway were merged into a single line named the Green Pond, Walterboro and Branchville Railroad. At Green Pond, the line connected with the Charleston and Savannah Railway, which had been part of the Savannah, Florida and Western Railway, the railroad network of Henry B. Plant since the late 1880s. In 1901, the Green Pond, Walterboro and Branchville Railroad was also consolidated into the Savannah, Florida and Western Railway. In 1902 the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad acquired the Savannah, Flor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plant System
The Plant System named after its owner, Henry B. Plant, was a system of railroads and steamboats in the U.S. South, taken over by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad in 1902. The original line of the system was the Savannah, Florida and Western Railway, running across southern Georgia. The Plant Investment Company was formed in 1882 to lease and buy other railroads and expand the system. Other major lines incorporated into the system include the Savannah and Charleston Railroad and the Brunswick and Western Railroad. History The Atlantic and Gulf Railroad went bankrupt on January 1, 1877, and Henry Plant bought it on November 4, 1879, reorganizing it as the Savannah, Florida and Western Railway on December 9. Plant bought the Savannah and Charleston Railroad (opened 1860) in 1880, reorganizing it as the Charleston and Savannah Railway. That acquisition extended the line from Savannah northeast to Charleston, South Carolina, where the Ashley River Railroad (operated by the C&S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CSX Transportation
CSX Transportation , known colloquially as simply CSX, is a Class I freight railroad operating in the Eastern United States and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. The railroad operates approximately 21,000 route miles () of track. The company operates as the leading subsidiary of CSX Corporation, a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. CSX Corporation (the parent of CSX Transportation) was formed in 1980 from the merger of Chessie System and Seaboard Coast Line Industries, two holding companies which controlled a number of railroads operating in the Eastern United States. Initially only a holding company itself, the subsidiaries that made up CSX Corporation were gradually merged, with this process completed in 1987. CSX Transportation formally came into existence in 1986, as the successor of Seaboard System Railroad. In 1999, CSX Transportation acquired approximately half of Conrail, in a joint purchase with competitor Norfolk Southern Rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Companies Established In 1900
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Railway Companies Disestablished In 1901
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prepared flat surface, rail vehicles (rolling stock) are directionally guided by the tracks on which they run. Tracks usually consist of steel rails, installed on sleepers (ties) set in ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually fitted with metal wheels, moves. Other variations are also possible, such as "slab track", in which the rails are fastened to a concrete foundation resting on a prepared subsurface. Rolling stock in a rail transport system generally encounters lower frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, so passenger and freight cars (carriages and wagons) can be coupled into longer trains. The operation is carried out by a railway company, providing transport between train stations or freight customer facilit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Companies Established In 1900
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prepared flat surface, rail vehicles (rolling stock) are directionally guided by the tracks on which they run. Tracks usually consist of steel rails, installed on sleepers (ties) set in ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually fitted with metal wheels, moves. Other variations are also possible, such as "slab track", in which the rails are fastened to a concrete foundation resting on a prepared subsurface. Rolling stock in a rail transport system generally encounters lower frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, so passenger and freight cars (carriages and wagons) can be coupled into longer trains. The operation is carried out by a railway company, providing transport between train stations or freight customer facilit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defunct South Carolina Railroads
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Bamberg, Ehrhardt And Walterboro Railway
The Bamberg, Ehrhardt and Walterboro Railroad (B. E. & W.) was a South Carolina short-line railroad that operated in central South Carolina in the early 20th century. Chartered by the South Carolina legislature in 1906, and completed in 1914, it was built between Bamberg, South Carolina, and Ehrhardt, South Carolina. In 1915, the line, built largely with Bamberg capital, opened rail communication between the two Bamberg, SC county towns. It was never extended to Walterboro, South Carolina. Its business office was in the Hays building at the corner of Main and Church streets in Bamberg. The depot and loading platforms were where Rockland Bleach & Dye Works (formerly Bamberg Textile Mill) now has its factory on Calhoun Street (circa 2003). The tracks ran down Calhoun Street, forming a "Y" at the present Calhoun and Log Branch streets. A spur track also ran from the Southern Railway tracks to connect with the B. E. & W. For about a year and a half after its construction, the line w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lodge, South Carolina
Lodge is a town in Colleton County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 120 at the 2010 census. Geography Lodge is located in northwestern Colleton County at the intersection of South Carolina Highways 64 and 217. SC 64 leads southeast to Walterboro, the county seat, and northwest to Ehrhardt, while SC 217 leads east to Smoaks. According to the United States Census Bureau, Lodge has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 114 people, 50 households, and 37 families residing in the town. The population density was 36.3 people per square mile (14.0/km2). There were 59 housing units at an average density of 18.8 per square mile (7.3/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 89.47% White, 3.51% African American, 7.02% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.02% of the population. There were 50 households, out of which 18.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were married couples ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Williams, South Carolina
Williams is a town in Colleton County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 117 at the 2010 census. History The Tom Williams House was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Geography Williams is located in northern Colleton County at (33.034076, -80.842928). It is northwest of Walterboro, the county seat. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 116 people, 48 households, and 33 families residing in the town. The population density was 147.5 people per square mile (56.7/km2). There were 59 housing units at an average density of 75.0 per square mile (28.8/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 53.45% White, 44.83% African American, 0.86% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.86% of the population. There were 48 households, out of which 20.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruffin, South Carolina
Ruffin is an unincorporated community in Colleton County, South Carolina, United States. The community is located on U.S. Route 21, northwest of Walterboro. Ruffin has a post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ... with ZIP code 29475, which opened on October 19, 1893. References Unincorporated communities in Colleton County, South Carolina Unincorporated communities in South Carolina {{SouthCarolina-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hampton And Branchville Railroad
The Hampton and Branchville Railroad is a South Carolina railroad that has served the western part of the state since the 1920s. The Hampton and Branchville Railroad is a successor of the Hampton and Branchville Railroad and Lumber Company, which was chartered by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1891. The Hampton and Branchville Railroad and Lumber Company changed its name to the Hampton and Branchville Railroad in 1924. The H&B bought their first diesel locomotive in 1951 and retired their last steam locomotive A steam locomotive is a locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam. It is fuelled by burning combustible material (usually coal, oil or, rarely, wood) to heat water in the locomot ... in 1958. The Hampton and Branchville operates freight services from a CSX connection at Hampton to Canadys, South Carolina, about away. However, the railroad's main customer, the Canadys coal-fired power plant near ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
