Chester, Greenwood and Abbeville Railroad explained

The Chester, Greenwood and Abbeville Railroad was a South Carolina railroad company chartered in the late 19th century.

The Chester, Greenwood and Abbeville Railroad was Chartered by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1885.[1]

A year later, the company's name was changed to the Georgia, Carolina and Northern Railway. The goal was to construct a line from Monroe, North Carolina, to Atlanta, Georgia.[2] Construction on the line began in 1887 in North Carolina.[3]

In 1901 the line was formally merged into the Seaboard Air Line Railway.[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=0q44AAAAIAAJ&q=%22Chester%2C+Greenwood+and+Abbeville%22%2F&pg=RA1-PA22 Acts of the General Assembly of South Carolina, 1885, page 129
  2. http://railga.com/gcarolin.html/ Railroad History, Georgia, Carolina & Northern Railway
  3. http://railga.com/gcarolin.html/ Railroad History, Georgia, Carolina & Northern Railway
  4. http://railga.com/gcarolin.html/ Railroad History, Georgia, Carolina & Northern Railway