Port Royal and Western Carolina Railway
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The Port Royal and Western Carolina Railway was a Southestern railroad company formed in 1886 by the merger of the Augusta and Knoxville Railroad
, the Greenwood, Laurens and Spartanburg Railroad
, the Savannah Valley Railroad and the Greenville and Laurens Railroad
, which then joined with Port Royal and Augusta Railway
.
The Port Royal and Western Carolina, and Port Royal and Augusta were operated as part of the Central of Georgia Railroad line until the South Carolina General Assembly
forced the railroad to give up the lines. The Charleston and Western Carolina Railway was formed in 1896 to operate the two lines.
The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
took over the Charleston and Western Carolina in 1897 but operated it as a subsidiary until 1959 when it was fully absorbed by the Atlantic Coast Line.
Augusta and Knoxville Railroad
The Augusta and Knoxville Railroad was chartered in 1877 and opened a line in 1882, stretching between Augusta, Georgia, and Greenwood, South Carolina. In 1886, it was merged with three other companies to form the Port Royal and Western Carolina Railway, which was reorganized in 1896 as the...
, the Greenwood, Laurens and Spartanburg Railroad
Greenwood, Laurens and Spartanburg Railroad
The Greenwood, Laurens and Spartanburg Railroad was a South Carolina railroad company begun after Reconstruction.The Greenwood, Laurens and Spartanburg was chartered by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1880....
, the Savannah Valley Railroad and the Greenville and Laurens Railroad
Greenville and Laurens Railroad
The Greenville and Laurens Railroad was a railroad that served the South Carolina Upstate region in the late 19th century.The Greenville and Laurens was chartered in 1878 and arrived in Greenville in 1882....
, which then joined with Port Royal and Augusta Railway
Port Royal and Augusta Railway
The Port Royal and Augusta Railway was a South Carolina railroad that existed in the latter half of the 19th century.The Port Royal Railroad Company was chartered in 1856 and the line was completed in 1870...
.
The Port Royal and Western Carolina, and Port Royal and Augusta were operated as part of the Central of Georgia Railroad line until 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...
forced the railroad to give up the lines. The Charleston and Western Carolina Railway was formed in 1896 to operate the two lines.
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...
took over the Charleston and Western Carolina in 1897 but operated it as a subsidiary until 1959 when it was fully absorbed by the Atlantic Coast Line.