The Chesterfield and Kershaw Railroad was a railroad that operated in South Carolina in the late 19th and early 20th century.
History The company was chartered by South Carolina General Assembly in 1889.WikiProject Trains, ICC valuations, Seaboard Air Line Railway
The Chesterfield and Kershaw ran from Cheraw, South Carolina, to Camden, South Carolina.Seaboard System, Seaboard Air Line Railroad
The line merged with the Seaboard Air Line Railroad in 1901 and became part of their main line. In 1967, the Seaboard Air Line merged with its rival, the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. The merged company was named the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad.Greenspun.com In 1980, the Seaboard Coast Line's parent company merged with the Chessie System, creating the CSX Corporation. The CSX Corporation initially operated the Chessie and Seaboard Systems separately until 1986, when they were merged into CSX Transportation. The line is still in service and it is part of CSX's S Line (Hamlet Subdivision).
Historic stations MilepostSeaboard Coast Line Railroad Savannah and Waycross Division Timetable (1982)City/LocationStationConnections and notesS 271.8CherawCherawjunction with:S 276.7KimberlyS 279.8GillespieS 284.9PatrickPatrickstation rebuilt in 1900S 290.8McKennonS 292.0MiddendorfS 299.3McBeeMcBeerebuilt in 1914S 303.9Big SpringsS 307.0BethuneBethuneS 312.6CassattS 319.5ShepardS 326.5CamdenCamdenAmtrak Silver Starstation rebuilt in 1937line continues as the South Bound Railroad (FC&P/SAL)
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