The Edgefield, Trenton and Aiken Railroad was a

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that served

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immediately after the end of the

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Creation

In 1879, the charter of the Edgefield Branch Railroad was amended to change the line's name to the Edgefield, Trenton and Aiken Railroad Company. The Edgefield Branch Railroad was incorporated to build a railroad line between Edgefield Court House, South Carolina, to Trenton, South Carolina, where it could connect with the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad.

Route

* Edgefield * Trenton, junction with Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad * Aiken

Merger

The Edgefield, Trenton and Aiken joined with the Atlantic and French Broad Valley Railroad in 1882 to form the French Broad and Atlantic Railway.Abandoned Rails, Croft to Edgefield

References

Defunct South Carolina railroads Railway companies established in 1879 Railway companies disestablished in 1882 {{SouthCarolina-transport-stub

Creation

Route

Merger

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