The South Carolina and Georgia Extension Railroad of South Carolina was a railroad that operated in the late 19th century.
The line was created in 1898 when organizers purchased the failed
Ohio River and Charleston Railway
The Ohio River and Charleston Railway was a Southeastern railroad that operated in the late 19th century.
Creation Tennessee
On July 17, 1893, Charles E. Hellier bought a section of railroad known as the "Clinchfield route" from Baring Brother ...
, a successor of the
Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad 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 Caro ...
.
In February 1899, the South Carolina and Georgia Extension Railroad Company of South Carolina was consolidated with the South Carolina and Georgia Extension Railroad Company of North Carolina, to form the South Carolina and Georgia Extension Railroad Company.
In 1902, the South Carolina and Georgia Extension Railroad became part of the
Southern Railway – Carolina Division.
[ Wikipedia, WikiProject Trains, ICC valuations, Southern Railway – Carolina Division]
References
Defunct South Carolina railroads
Railway companies established in 1898
Railway companies disestablished in 1902
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