Lawndale Railway and Industrial Company

The Lawndale Railway and Industrial Company operated a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railroad from Shelby to Lawndale, North Carolina from 1899 to 1943. It served the Cleveland Cotton Mills in Shelby, as well as a cotton mill at Double Shoals, and also hauled agricultural products and supplies, coal, and general merchandise.[1]

1918 map of the railroad

References

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  1. ^ Lee Rainey, "The Lawndale Dummy," Narrow Gauge and Short Line Gazette, Sept-Oct 1983, pp. 26-35.