Edgefield Branch Railroad Explained

Railroad Name:Edgefield Branch Railroad
Start Year:1878
End Year:1879
Successor Line:Edgefield, Trenton and Aiken Railroad

The Edgefiled Branch Railroad was a South Carolina railroad that existed immediately after the Reconstruction Era of the United States.

Charter

The Edgefield Branch Railroad was chartered in 1878 to build a line from Edgefield Court House, South Carolina, to extend to Trenton, South Carolina, where it would be able to connect with the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad.[1]

Name change

A year later, the company's charter was amended in 1879 to change the line's name to the Edgefield, Trenton and Aiken Railroad.[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