The Central Railroad of South Carolina was a

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railroad that operated following

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. It ran between the town of

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(also known as Lanes) and

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, a distance of about . Wikipedia, WikiProject Trains, ICC valuations, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad The line is in service today as CSX's Lane Subdivision.

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.

Ownership and leases

The line was leased to the Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta Railroad and the Northeastern Railroad, to which it connected 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. The Central of South Carolina was owned by the

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beginning around 1900. It was listed on Atlantic Coast Line employee timetables as their Sumter–Lanes Line (L Line).Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Northern Division Timetable (1949)
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merged to form the

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. In 1980, the Seaboard Coast Line's parent company merged with the

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, creating the

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. The CSX Corporation operated the Chessie and Seaboard Systems separately until 1986, when they were merged into CSX Transportation.

Current operations

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 The Charleston Subdivision is a railroad territory owned by CSX Transportation in the U.S. states of South Carolina and Georgia. The line from Florence, South Carolina, to Savannah, Georgia, for a total of 195.8 miles. At its north end it contin ...

), and at its east it connects to the Orangeburg Subdivision and the Eastover Subdivision.

Historic stations

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Central Railroad of South Carolina Defunct South Carolina railroads Railway companies established in 1881 Railway companies disestablished in 1900 1881 establishments in South Carolina American companies disestablished in 1900

History

Ownership and leases

Current operations

Historic stations

See also

References