The Waccamaw Coast Line Railroad is currently a 14.1 miles (22.7 km) short-line railroad operation of the Carolina Southern Railroad

Carolina Southern Railroad

Carolina Southern Railroad operates between Mullins, South Carolina and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina via Whiteville, North Carolina, with a branch extending into Chadbourn, North Carolina.-History:...

, extending from Conway to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Myrtle Beach is a coastal city on the east coast of the United States in Horry County, South Carolina. It is situated on the center of a large and continuous stretch of beach known as the Grand Strand in northeastern South Carolina. It is considered to be a major tourist destination in the...

. The line was opened in 1900 by the Conway Coast and Western Railroad

Conway Coast and Western Railroad

The Conway Coast and Western Railroad was a Southeastern railroad that served South Carolina, specifically the area around Myrtle Beach, in the early 20th century....

, a predecessor of 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...

. The Seaboard System Railroad

Seaboard System Railroad

The Seaboard System Railroad was a former Class I railroad created by merging the railroads of the Family Lines System. Although sharing common ownership, the railroads of the Family Lines System used different names when conducting business...

 sold the line to Horry County

Horry County, South Carolina

Horry County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. This name honored Revolutionary War Hero, Peter Horry. Brigadier General Horry was born in South Carolina sometime around 1743 and started his distinguished military career in 1775 as one of 20 captains the Provincial Congress...

in November 1984, and it was operated by the Horry County Railway until October 1987, when the WCLR took over. The Carolina Southern Railroad acquired the WCLR in September 1995, and since then it has been a division of the Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad.