The Palmetto Railway was a Southeastern railroad that served South Carolina and North Carolina in the late 19th century. The Palmetto Railway was a successor to the

Palmetto Railroad The Palmetto Railroad was a Southeastern railroad that served South Carolina and North Carolina in the late 19th century. The Palmetto Railroad was chartered by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1882 and the North Carolina General Assembly in ...

which had been chartered by the general assemblies of South Carolina and North Carolina in the 1880s. In 1895, the Palmetto Railroad was reorganized due to financial difficulties and renamed the Palmetto Railway. The line stretched from

Hamlet, North Carolina Hamlet is a city in Richmond County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 6,042 at the 2020 census. History The area in Richmond County which presently includes Hamlet was originally known as Sandhills. The Wilmington, Charlotte & ...

, to

Cheraw, South Carolina Cheraw ( , ) is a city on the Pee Dee River in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 5,040 at the 2020 census. The greater Cheraw area in the zip code 29520 has a population of 13,689 according to the 2019 ACS ...

, where it connected with the

Cheraw and Darlington Railroad The Cheraw and Darlington Railroad was a gauge shortline railroad that served South Carolina and, later, North Carolina, beginning before the American Civil War. The gauge was changed to in 1886. History The Cheraw and Darlington was chartered ...

. In 1900, the Palmetto Railway become part of

Seaboard Air Line Railway The Seaboard Air Line Railroad , which styled itself "The Route of Courteous Service," was an American railroad which existed from April 14, 1900, until July 1, 1967, when it merged with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, its longtime rival, t ...

.Short History of the Seaboard Air Line Railway, Seaboard Railway
/ref> October 13, 2013 South Carolina Public Railways (SCPR) announced Friday its name change to Palmetto Railways, in a move designed to streamline operations and better reflect the state-owned agency's expanding economic development mission.

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