The Hamlet Terminal Subdivision is a

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line owned by

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. The Hamlet Terminal Subdivision is composed of three lines, all of which originate in Marston and terminate in

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Lines

The Hamlet Terminal Subdivision is made up of three individual lines. The three lines converge at Monroe Junction and run parallel from there north to Warmac Interlocking where they combine.

S Line

The S Line runs northeast to southwest. At its north end the line continues south from the

Aberdeen Subdivision The Aberdeen Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in North Carolina. The line runs along CSX's S Line from Raleigh, North Carolina, to Marston, North Carolina, for a total of 86.9 miles. At its north end it continues south fro ...

and at its south end the line continues south as the

Hamlet Subdivision The Hamlet Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in North Carolina and South Carolina. The line runs from Hamlet, North Carolina, to Columbia, South Carolina, for a total of 105.2 miles. At its north end it continues south fro ...

SF Line

At its north end the line continues south from the S Line at Warmac Interlocking and turns northwest at Monroe Junction. At its south end it continues south as the

Monroe Subdivision The Monroe Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the U.S. states of North Carolina and South Carolina. The line runs from Pee Dee, North Carolina to Abbeville, South Carolina, for a total of 177 miles. The full line is disp ...

SH Line

At its north end the line continues south from the S Line at Warmac Interlocking and turns southeast and at its south end it continues south as the

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History

The S Line north of Hamlet was originally built in 1877 as part of the

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. From Hamlet south, the line was originally part of the

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and began service in 1887. Both lines were merged into the

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in 1901 and made up their main line. The SF and SH Lines were built in 1874 by the Carolina Central Railway, which would also become part of the Seaboard Air Line. This made Hamlet an important junction for Seaboard.

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