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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Charleston, South Carolina |
| Locale | South Carolina |
| Dates of operation | 1843–1899 |
| Successor | Southern Railway |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Previous gauge | 5 ft (1,524 mm) and 4 ft 9 in (1,448 mm)[1] |
The South Carolina Rail Road Company was a railroad company that operated in South Carolina from 1843 to 1894, when it was succeeded by the Southern Railway. It was formed in 1844 by the merger of the South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Company (SCC&RR) into the Louisville, Cincinnati and Charleston Railroad Company. It was built with a track gauge of 5 ft (1,524 mm).[2]
The Southern Railway (now Norfolk Southern Railway) gained control of the line in 1899 and consolidated it into the Southern Railway – Carolina Division on July 1, 1902, under special act of South Carolina, approved February 19, 1902.[3]
- ^ The Days They Changed the Gauge
- ^ Confederate Railroads - South Carolina
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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