Charleston Southern Railway

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The Charleston Southern Railway was a South Carolina railroad established in the early part of the 20th century.

The Charleston Southern Railway, incorporated by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1915, [1] was to be an extension of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, with an 85-mile route from Charleston, South Carolina, to Savannah, Georgia, planned. [2]

The Charleston Southern merged with the Carolina, Atlantic and Western Railway in September 1915. [3]

Two months later, the Carolina, Atlantic and Western changed its name to the Seaboard Air Line Railroad. [4]

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