Edgefield Branch Railroad

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

Edgefield Branch Railroad
Overview
Dates of operation18781879
SuccessorEdgefield, Trenton and Aiken Railroad
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

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

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