The Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad, informally known as the Triple C, was a Southeastern railroad that operated in the late 19th century.
The company was formed in 1886 with the idea of extending a rail line from
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston–North Charleston metropolitan area. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint o ...
, to
Ashland, Kentucky
Ashland is a home rule-class city in Boyd County, Kentucky, United States. The largest city in Boyd County, Ashland is located upon a southern bank of the Ohio River at the state border with Ohio and near West Virginia. The population was 21,6 ...
, in an effort to mine coal and iron ore found in the
Appalachians
The Appalachian Mountains, often called the Appalachians, (french: Appalaches), are a system of mountains in eastern to northeastern North America. The Appalachians first formed roughly 480 million years ago during the Ordovician Period. They ...
. Construction began at
Rutherfordton, North Carolina
Rutherfordton (usually pronounced ( ) or ( ), among other similar variations) is a town in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,213 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat.
Geography
Rutherfordton is concentrat ...
, with rails being laid both north and south.
In 1890, major investor Baker Brothers & Co. failed and a court-appointed receiver was ordered for the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago. Three years later, the line was sold to its bondholders and a new corporation was established: The
Ohio River and Charleston Railway.
A History of Railroading in Western North Carolina, Cary Franklin Poole, page 77
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See also
*Georgetown and North Carolina Railroad The Georgetown and North Carolina Railroad was a Southeastern railroad company that operated after Reconstruction.
The company was originally chartered as the Georgetown and North Carolina Narrow Gauge Railroad by the South Carolina General Assemb ...
- predecessor of the Triple C
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Railway companies established in 1888
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American companies established in 1888
1888 establishments in the United States
1893 disestablishments in the United States
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