The Columbia and Greenville Railroad was a South Carolina, US, railroad that operated in the late 19th century.
| Technical | |
|---|---|
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Previous gauge | 5 ft (1,524 mm) converted to 4 ft 9 in (1,448 mm) in 1886[1] |
Originally chartered and begun as the Greenville and Columbia Railroad, the line was sold under foreclosure and reorganized under the Columbia and Greenville name in 1880.[2]
Beginning in 1886, it was leased to the Richmond and Danville Railroad[2] and in 1894 it was incorporated into the Southern Railway.
References edit
- ^ The Days They Changed the Gauge[unreliable source?]
- ^ a b Henry Poor (1889). Poor's Manual of the Railroads of the United States. Vol. 22. p. 616 – via Google Books.
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