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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Locale | South Carolina |
| Successor | Seaboard Air Line Railroad Seaboard Coast Line Railroad |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
The Chesterfield and Kershaw Railroad was a railroad that operated in South Carolina in the late 19th and early 20th century.
The company was chartered by South Carolina General Assembly in 1889. [1]
The Chesterfield and Kershaw ran from Cheraw, South Carolina, to Camden, South Carolina. [2]
The line merged with the Seaboard Air Line Railroad in 1901 and became part of their main line. [1] In 1967, the Seaboard Air Line merged with its rival, the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. The merged company was named the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad. [3] In 1980, the Seaboard Coast Line's parent company merged with the Chessie System, creating the CSX Corporation. The CSX Corporation initially operated the Chessie and Seaboard Systems separately until 1986, when they were merged into CSX Transportation. The line is still in service and it is part of CSX's S Line (Hamlet Subdivision).
| Milepost [4] | City/Location | Station [5] | Connections and notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 271.8 | Cheraw | Cheraw | junction with: |
| S 276.7 | Kimberly | ||
| S 279.8 | Gillespie | ||
| S 284.9 | Patrick | Patrick | station rebuilt in 1900 |
| S 290.8 | McKennon | ||
| S 292.0 | Middendorf | ||
| S 299.3 | McBee | McBee | rebuilt in 1914 |
| S 303.9 | Big Springs | ||
| S 307.0 | Bethune | Bethune | |
| S 312.6 | Cassatt | ||
| S 319.5 | Shepard | ||
| S 326.5 | Camden | Camden | Amtrak Silver Star station rebuilt in 1937 line continues as the South Bound Railroad (FC&P/SAL) |
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