Hampton and Branchville Railroad

The Hampton and Branchville Railroad is a South Carolina railroad that has served the western part of the state since the 1920s.

The Hampton and Branchville Railroad is a successor of the Hampton and Branchville Railroad and Lumber Company, which was chartered by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1891.[1]

The Hampton and Branchville Railroad and Lumber Company changed its name to the Hampton and Branchville Railroad in 1924. The H&B gave up their steam operations in 1958. Today, the Hampton and Branchville operates freight services from a CSX connection at Hampton to Canadys, South Carolina, about 40 miles away.[2]

The line is owned by Palmetto Railways[3]

References

  1. ↑ Wikipedia, WikiProject Trains, ICC valuations, Hampton and Branchville Railroad and Lumber Company
  2. ↑ American Shortline Railway Guide, Edward A. Lewis, page 146
  3. ↑ http://www.sinfin.net/railways/world/usa/shortline/slsc.html
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