The Green Pond, Walterboro and Branchville Railroad was formed in 1900 by the merger of Green Pond, Walterboro and Branchville Railway with the Walterboro and Western Railway

Walterboro and Western Railway

The Walterboro and Western Railway was a shortline railroad that served South Carolina in the Southeastern United States in the late 19th century....

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In 1901, the Green Pond, Walterboro and Branchville Railroad was consolidated, along with the Ashley River Railroad

Ashley River Railroad

The Ashley River Railroad was a shortline railroad that served the South Carolina Lowcountry region in the late 19th century.The Ashley River Railroad was incorporated by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1875 and, according to an article in the New York Times in late December 1877, the line...

; the Abbeville Southern Railway

Abbeville Southern Railway

The Abbeville Southern Railway was incorporated in Alabama in September 1892 for the purpose of building a branch line from a connection with the Alabama Midland Railway at Grimes, Alabama towards Abbeville, Alabama. The route was completed in December 1893, totaling , and was operated by the...

; and Southern Alabama Railroad

Southern Alabama Railroad

The Southern Alabama Railroad was a shortline railroad formerly operating between a connection with CSX Transportation at Troy to Goshen, Alabama, about . The railroad currently exists as the Conecuh Valley Railroad subsidiary of Gulf and Ohio Railways....

, into the Savannah, Florida and Western Railway.

In 1902 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...

acquired the Savannah, Florida and Western.