The Greenville and Knoxville Railroad was a South Carolina railroad that operated in the early 20th century. The Greenville and Knoxville was formed in 1907, to reopen the 16-mile route between

Greenville, South Carolina Greenville (; locally ) is a city in and the seat of Greenville County, South Carolina, United States. With a population of 70,720 at the 2020 census, it is the sixth-largest city in the state. Greenville is located approximately halfway be ...

, and River Falls, South Carolina,Annual report of the Railroad Commissioner of the State of South Carolina, page 324
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Carolina, Knoxville and Western Railway The Carolina, Knoxville and Western Railway was a South Carolina railroad that existed in the latter half of the 19th century. The Carolina, Knoxville and Western Railway was formed in 1887 to build a line from Augusta Georgia to Knoxville, Tenne ...

a few years early. In 1914 the railroad once again reorganized, this time as the

Greenville and Western Railroad The Greenville and Western Railroad was a South Carolina railroad company that operated in the western part of the state in the early part of the 20th century. The Greenville and Western traces its history back to the Carolina, Knoxville and Weste ...

. It was renamed the

Greenville and Northern Railway The Greenville and Northern Railroad was a shortline railroad formerly operating between Travelers Rest and Greenville, South Carolina, . The railroad was part of the Pinsly Railroad Company after 1957 before being purchased by RailTex in 1997. ...

six years later.

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Defunct South Carolina railroads Railway companies established in 1907 Railway companies disestablished in 1914 {{SouthCarolina-transport-stub