Cheraw and Salisbury Railroad
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The Cheraw and Salisburg Railroad was a shortline railroad that ran between Cheraw, South Carolina
, and Wadesboro, North Carolina
.
The Cheraw and Salisbury Company was originally incorporated by special charter in 1857 as the Cheraw and Coalfields Railroad
. At the company's 1869 annual meeting stockholders approved changing the name of the carrier to Cheraw and Salisbury.
The carrier was originally charged with building a line between Cheraw and Salisbury, North Carolina
, a distance of approximately 80 miles. The line began operation in 1868 and by the early 1870s, according to the 1873 American Railroad Manual for the United States and the Dominion, track had been laid between Cheraw and Wadesboro, a distance of 23 miles.
The Cheraw and Darlington Railroad
acquired the Cheraw and Salisbury in 1892 for $90,000.
The Cheraw and Darlington Railroad was acquired by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
in 1898. The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad existed until 1967, when it merged with the Seaboard Air Line Railroad
to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
. After several more mergers and consolidations, it is now part of CSX Transportation
.
Cheraw, South Carolina
Cheraw is a town on the Pee Dee River in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 5,524 at the 2000 census and center of an urban cluster with a total population of 9,069. It has been nicknamed "The Prettiest Town in Dixie." The harbor tub USS Cheraw was named in the...
, and Wadesboro, North Carolina
Wadesboro, North Carolina
Wadesboro is a town in Anson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,780 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Anson County.-Geography:Wadesboro is located at ....
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The Cheraw and Salisbury Company was originally incorporated by special charter in 1857 as the Cheraw and Coalfields Railroad
Cheraw and Coalfields Railroad
The Cheraw and Coalfields Railroad was a predecessor to the Cheraw and Salisbury Railroad. It was originally incorporated by special charter in 1857. At the company's 1869 annual meeting stockholders approved changing the name of the carrier to Cheraw and Salisbury Railroad....
. At the company's 1869 annual meeting stockholders approved changing the name of the carrier to Cheraw and Salisbury.
The carrier was originally charged with building a line between Cheraw and Salisbury, North Carolina
Salisbury, North Carolina
Salisbury is a city in Rowan County in North Carolina, a state of the United States of America. The population was 33,663 in the 2010 Census . It is the county seat of Rowan County...
, a distance of approximately 80 miles. The line began operation in 1868 and by the early 1870s, according to the 1873 American Railroad Manual for the United States and the Dominion, track had been laid between Cheraw and Wadesboro, a distance of 23 miles.
The Cheraw and Darlington Railroad
Cheraw and Darlington Railroad
The Cheraw and Darlington Railroad was a shortline railroad that served South Carolina and, later, North Carolina, beginning before the American Civil War....
acquired the Cheraw and Salisbury in 1892 for $90,000.
The Cheraw and Darlington Railroad was acquired by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad was an American railroad that existed between 1900 and 1967, when it merged with the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, its long-time rival, to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad...
in 1898. The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad existed until 1967, when it merged with the Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
The Seaboard Air Line Railroad , which styled itself "The Route of Courteous Service," was an American railroad whose corporate existence extended from April 14, 1900, until July 1, 1967, when it merged with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, its longtime rival, to form the Seaboard Coast Line...
to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
The Seaboard Coast Line Railroad was a former Class I railroad company operating in the Southeastern United States beginning in 1967. Its passenger operations were taken over by Amtrak in 1971...
. After several more mergers and consolidations, it is now part of CSX Transportation
CSX Transportation
CSX Transportation operates a Class I railroad in the United States known as the CSX Railroad. It is the main subsidiary of the CSX Corporation. The company is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, and owns approximately 21,000 route miles...
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