Edgefield, Trenton and Aiken Railroad explained

Railroad Name:Edgefield, Trenton and Aiken Railroad
Start Year:1879
End Year:1882
Successor Line:French Broad and Atlantic Railway

The Edgefield, Trenton and Aiken Railroad was a railroad that served South Carolina immediately after the end of the Reconstruction Era of the United States.

Creation

In 1879, the charter of the Edgefield Branch Railroad was amended to change the line's name to the Edgefield, Trenton and Aiken Railroad Company. The Edgefield Branch Railroad was incorporated to build a railroad line between Edgefield Court House, South Carolina, to Trenton, South Carolina, where it could connect with the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad.[1]

Route

Merger

The Edgefield, Trenton and Aiken joined with the Atlantic and French Broad Valley Railroad in 1882 to form the French Broad and Atlantic Railway.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.abandonedrails.com/Croft_to_Edgefield/ Abandoned Rails, Croft to Edgefield
  2. http://www.abandonedrails.com/Croft_to_Edgefield/ Abandoned Rails, Croft to Edgefield