 South Carolina Central engines in the new Genesee & Wyoming livery | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Darlington, South Carolina |
| Reporting mark | SCRF |
| Locale | Northeastern South Carolina |
| Dates of operation | 1987– |
| Predecessor | CSX Corporation |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8 ½ in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge) |
| Length | 42 miles (68 km) |
The South Carolina Central Railroad (reporting mark SCRF) is a class III railroad that operates 42 miles (68 km) of former CSX Transportation trackage in South Carolina. Originally a RailTex subsidiary upon its start in 1987, the railroad passed to RailAmerica following their acquisition of RailTex in 2000 and passed to the Genesee & Wyoming Railroad upon its acquisition of RailAmerica.[1]
Primary commodities include steel, chemicals, trash, and plastics, amounting to about 30,000 carloads in 2008.[1] Interchange is made with CSX at Florence.[2]
- ^ a b Frailey, Fred W. (2010). "RailAmerica's Empire". Trains. 70 (8). Kalmbach Publishing Company: 24.
- ^ Lewis, Edward A. (1991). American Shortline Railway Guide (4 ed.). Kalmbach Publishing Company. pp. 238–239. ISBN 0-89024-109-0.