The Edgefield, Trenton and Aiken Railroad was a railroad that served South Carolina immediately after the end of the Reconstruction Era of the United States.
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Dates of operation | 1879–1882 |
| Successor | French Broad and Atlantic Railway |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Creation
editIn 1879, the charter of the Edgefield Branch Railroad was amended to change the line's name to the Edgefield, Trenton and Aiken Railroad Company. The Edgefield Branch Railroad was incorporated to build a railroad line between Edgefield Court House, South Carolina, to Trenton, South Carolina, where it could connect with the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad.[1]
Route
edit- Edgefield
- Trenton, junction with Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad
- Aiken
Merger
editThe Edgefield, Trenton and Aiken joined with the Atlantic and French Broad Valley Railroad in 1882 to form the French Broad and Atlantic Railway.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Abandoned Rails, Croft to Edgefield Archived September 9, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Abandoned Rails, Croft to Edgefield Archived September 9, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
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