Ohio River and Charleston Railway

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Ohio River and Charleston Railway
Overview
StatusConsolidated
OwnerNorth Carolina portion: Ohio River and Charleston Railway Company (of North Carolina) (?-November 1894), Ohio River and Charleston Railway Company (November 1894- June 1898); South Carolina portion: Ohio River and Charleston Railway Company (of South Carolina) (May 1894-November 1894), Ohio River and Charleston Railway Company (November 1894-August 1, 1898), South Carolina and Georgia Extension Company (of South Carolina) (August 1, 1898-February 1899), South Carolina and Georgia Extension Railroad Company (February 1899-May 1902), Southern Railway (wholly owned subsidiary) (May 1902-December 1990), Norfolk Southern Railway (December 1990 – 2813 (911-year lease)); Virginia portion: Ohio River and Charleston Railway Company (of Virginia) (?-November 1894), Ohio River and Charleston Railway Company (November 1894-June 1898); Tennessee portion: Ohio River and Charleston Railway Company (of Tennessee) (?-November 1894), Ohio River and Charleston Railway Company (November 1894-June 1898)
LocaleEastern United States
Termini
Stations29 (1894; South Carolina), 30 (1895–1898; South Carolina) [1]
Service
Type Railway
Operator(s)Same as Owner, see above.
Technical
Track gauge 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)

The Ohio River and Charleston Railway was a Southeastern railroad that operated in the late 19th century.

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Creation

Tennessee

On July 17, 1893, Charles E. Hellier bought a section of railroad known as the "Clinchfield route" from Baring Brothers, an English banking company that had recently gone bankrupt due to the Panic of 1893, [2] for $550,000. He then organized the Ohio River and Charleston Railway Company (of Tennessee). Two months later, in September 1893, he extended the railroad to go from Chestoa, Tennessee, [3] to a station five miles south of Huntdale, North Carolina. [4]

South Carolina

The Ohio River and Charleston Railway Company (of South Carolina) was organized in 1894 to take over the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad. [5]

Consolidation of the Four Companies

In November 1894, the Ohio River and Charleston Railway Company (of North Carolina), the Ohio River and Charleston Railway Company (of Virginia), and the Ohio River and Charleston Railway Company (of Tennessee) were consolidated to form the Ohio River and Charleston Railway Company.

Fate

The line went into foreclosure in June 1898, with South Carolina property being sold under foreclosure on August 1, 1898, to organizers of the South Carolina and Georgia Extension Railroad Company (of South Carolina).

In February 1899, the South Carolina and Georgia Extension Railroad Company of South Carolina was consolidated with the South Carolina and Georgia Extension Railroad Company of North Carolina, to form the South Carolina and Georgia Extension Railroad Company.

In 1902, the South Carolina and Georgia Extension Railroad became part of the Southern Railway – Carolina Division. Meanwhile that same year, The Tennessee portion became part of the South and Western Railway. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "South Carolina Railroads - Ohio River and Charleston Railway" . Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Carolina, Clinchfield, and Ohio Railway" . Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  3. "Topographical map of Chestoa, Tennessee" . Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  4. "The "Clinchfield route"" . Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  5. The P&W Supplement to Railroads of North Carolina, Alan Coleman

Note: Reference 1 contains some incorrect information