Cheraw and Darlington Railroad

Cheraw and Darlington Railroad
Map
Original route (click to enlarge)
Overview
Dates of operation1853–1898
SuccessorAtlantic Coast Line Railroad
Technical
Track gauge5 ft (1,524 mm)

The Cheraw and Darlington Railroad was a 26-mile (42 km) 5 ft (1,524 mm)[1] gauge shortline railroad that served South Carolina and, later, North Carolina, beginning before the American Civil War. The gauge was changed to 4 ft 9 in (1,448 mm) in 1886.[2]

  1. ^ "Cheraw & Darlington". Confederate Railroads.
  2. ^ "The Days They Changed the Gauge".