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|locale = [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] and [[South Carolina]], USA |
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|start_year = {{Start date|1886}} |
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|end_year = {{End date|1896}} |
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|predecessor_line = Merger of: |
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* [[Augusta and Knoxville Railroad]] |
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* [[Greenwood, Laurens and Spartanburg Railroad]] |
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* [[Greenville and Laurens Railroad]] |
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* [[Savannah Valley Railroad]] |
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|successor_line = [[Charleston and Western Carolina Railway]] |
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|gauge = {{track gauge|4ft9in}} |
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| ⚫ | The '''Port Royal and Western Carolina Railway''' (PR&WC) was a railroad company in the [[southern United States]] that operated on {{convert|229|mi|km}} of {{track gauge|4ft9in}} [[track gauge|gauge]] track.{{sfn|Poor|1887|p=625}} It was formed in 1886 by the merger of the [[Augusta and Knoxville Railroad]], [[Greenwood, Laurens and Spartanburg Railroad]], [[Savannah Valley Railroad]] and the [[Greenville and Laurens Railroad]],{{sfn|Poor|1887|p=626}} which then joined with [[Port Royal and Augusta Railway]].<ref>{{cite book| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kBE4AAAAIAAJ&q=%22Port+Royal+and+Western+Carolina+Railway%22%2F&pg=PA152| title=Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia| year=1887| page=152| via=Google Books| author1=Georgia}}</ref> |
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The Port Royal and Western Carolina and Port Royal and Augusta were operated as part of the Central of Georgia Railroad line until the [[South Carolina General Assembly]] forced the railroad to give up the lines. The [[Charleston and Western Carolina Railway]] was formed in 1896 to operate the two lines.<ref> |
The Port Royal and Western Carolina, and Port Royal and Augusta were operated as part of the [[Central of Georgia Railroad]] line until the [[South Carolina General Assembly]] forced the railroad to give up the lines. The [[Charleston and Western Carolina Railway]] was formed in 1896 to operate the two lines.<ref name=yesteryear>{{cite web| url=http://www.yesteryeardepot.com/cwccarol.htm/| website=Yesteryear Depot Collection| title=Charleston and Western Carolina Railway}}</ref> |
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The [[Atlantic Coast Line Railroad]] took over the Charleston and Western Carolina in 1897 but operated it as a subsidiary until 1959 when it was fully absorbed by the Atlantic Coast Line.<ref |
The [[Atlantic Coast Line Railroad]] took over the Charleston and Western Carolina in 1897 but operated it as a subsidiary until 1959 when it was fully absorbed by the Atlantic Coast Line.<ref name=yesteryear /> |
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==References== |
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* {{cite book| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=agL_E5V0AoAC&dq=Augusta%2C+Knoxville+and+Greenwood+Railroad&pg=RA2-PA626| title=Poor's Manual of Railroads| year=1887| first=Henry V.| last=Poor| publisher=H.V. & H.W. Poor| location=New York, NY| via=Google Books}} |
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{{South Carolina railroads}} |
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[[Category:Defunct South Carolina railroads]] |
[[Category:Defunct South Carolina railroads]] |
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[[Category:Defunct Georgia railroads]] |
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[[Category:Railway companies established in 1886]] |
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[[Category:Railway companies disestablished in 1896]] |
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Latest revision as of 17:43, 19 March 2023
| Overview | |
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| Locale | Georgia and South Carolina, USA |
| Dates of operation | 1886–1896 |
| Predecessor | Merger of: |
| Successor | Charleston and Western Carolina Railway |
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| Track gauge | 4 ft 9 in (1,448 mm) |
| Length | 229 mi (369 km) |
The Port Royal and Western Carolina Railway (PR&WC) was a railroad company in the southern United States that operated on 229 miles (369 km) of 4 ft 9 in (1,448 mm) gauge track.[1] It was formed in 1886 by the merger of the Augusta and Knoxville Railroad, Greenwood, Laurens and Spartanburg Railroad, Savannah Valley Railroad and the Greenville and Laurens Railroad,[2] which then joined with Port Royal and Augusta Railway.[3]
The Port Royal and Western Carolina, and Port Royal and Augusta were operated as part of the Central of Georgia Railroad line until the South Carolina General Assembly forced the railroad to give up the lines. The Charleston and Western Carolina Railway was formed in 1896 to operate the two lines.[4]
The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad took over the Charleston and Western Carolina in 1897 but operated it as a subsidiary until 1959 when it was fully absorbed by the Atlantic Coast Line.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Poor 1887, p. 625.
- ^ Poor 1887, p. 626.
- ^ Georgia (1887). Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. p. 152 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Charleston and Western Carolina Railway". Yesteryear Depot Collection.
- Poor, Henry V. (1887). Poor's Manual of Railroads. New York, NY: H.V. & H.W. Poor – via Google Books.
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