Edgemoor and Manetta Railway

The Edgemoor and Manetta Railway was a South Carolina shortline railroad that served the Manetta Cotton Mill in Lando, South Carolina.

The Edgemoor and Manetta Railway began in 1903 and ran until 1976. The line extended from Edgemoor, South Carolina, to Lando, South Carolina, about two miles.^[1]

The Edgemoor and Manetta is believed to have been the last railroad in the United States to use a steam-powered locomotive in regular service.^[2]

References

External links

• An Uncommon Carrier, The Edgemoor & Manetta in Railroading, 1973

Common carrier railroads of South Carolina Current CALA CPDR CSXT ECBR GRLW HB LC NS PDRR PICK PKHP PTR PUCC SCRF WCLR Miscellaneous AMTK Former carriers CCYR EM GRN HCYR MRR PRYL ROR WS See also: List of United States railroads by political division