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. Northern/south

Common freight carriers

* Aiken Railway (AIKR) * Camp Hall Rail (CHRL) (Proposed)http://palmettorailwayscamphallrail.com *

Carolina Piedmont Railroad The Carolina Piedmont Railroad is a class III railroad and subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. operating in the Upstate region of South Carolina. From an interchange with CSX Transportation at Laurens the railroad runs to the northwest, termin ...

(CPDR) * CSX Transportation (CSXT) * East Cooper and Berkeley Railroad (ECBR) * Greenville and Western Railway (GRLW) *

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 ...

(HB) *

Lancaster and Chester Railway The Lancaster and Chester Railroad or L&C is a railway headquartered in Lancaster, South Carolina. The original route connects Lancaster in Lancaster County with Chester in Chester County. The line's nickname is The Springmaid Line, which refe ...

(LC) * Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) *

Pee Dee River Railway The Pee Dee River Railway is a South Carolina railroad that serves the far eastern portion of the state. The Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad established the Pee Dee River Railway between McColl, South Carolina, and Bennettsville, South Carolina, in ...

(PDRR) * Pickens Railway, Honea Path Division (PKHP) *

Port Terminal Railroad of South Carolina A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Ham ...

(PTR) * Port Utilities Commission of Charleston, South Carolina (PUCC) * RJ Corman/Carolina Lines (RJCS) *

South Carolina Central Railroad The South Carolina Central Railroad is a class III railroad that operates of former CSX Transportation trackage in South Carolina. Originally a RailTex subsidiary upon its start in 1987, the railroad passed to RailAmerica following their acquis ...

(SCRF)

Passenger carriers

Amtrak The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak () , is the national passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates inter-city rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous U.S. States and nine cities in Canada ...

(AMTK)

Defunct railroads

;Electric * Anderson Traction Company * Augusta–Aiken Railway and Electric Corporation * Charleston Consolidated Railway and Lighting Company * Charleston – Isle of Palms Traction Company * Greenville, Spartanburg and Anderson Railway *

Piedmont and Northern Railway The Piedmont & Northern Railway was a heavy electric interurban company operating over two disconnected divisions in North and South Carolina. Tracks spanned total between the two segments, with the northern division running from Charlotte, ...

(P&N) ;Private carriers * Winnsboro Granite Corporation

Notes

References

*Association of American Railroads (2003),
Railroad Service in South Carolina
' ( PDF). Retrieved May 11, 2005. {{South Carolina

Railroads Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...