The Georgia and Carolina Midland Railroad was a Southeastern railroad company created in the late 19th century by the merger of two existing southern carriers.

The Georgia and Carolina Midland Railroad was created in 1887 when the Augusta, Edgefield and Newberry Railroad

Augusta, Edgefield and Newberry Railroad

The Augusta, Edgefield and Newberry Railroad was the new name given the Augusta and Edgefield Railroad in December 1885.The company was chartered to serve the western region of South Carolina....

 was consolidated with the Atlantic and Northwestern Railroad

Atlantic and Northwestern Railroad

The Atlantic and Northwestern Railroad was a railroad that served the Upstate region in the period after Reconstruction.The Atlantic and Northwestern was formed when the Union, Gaffney City and Rutherfordton Railroad, chartered by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1878, changed its name to the...

.

The Georgia and Carolina Midland merged with the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad

Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad

The Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad, also known as the "Triple C," was a Southeastern railroad that operated in the late 19th century....

 in August 1887, a move approved by the South Carolina General Assembly

South Carolina General Assembly

The South Carolina General Assembly, also called the South Carolina Legislature, is the state legislature of the U.S. state of South Carolina. The legislature is bicameral and consists of the lower South Carolina House of Representatives and the upper South Carolina Senate. Altogether, the General...

in December of that same.