Dates of operation 1878–1879 | ||
Track gauge 4 ft 8 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Successor Edgefield, Trenton and Aiken Railroad | ||
The Edgefiled Branch Railroad was a South Carolina railroad that existed immediately after the Reconstruction Era of the United States.
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Charter
The Edgefield Branch Railroad was chartered in 1878 to build a line from Edgefield Court House, South Carolina, to extend to Trenton, South Carolina, where it would be able to connect with the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad.
Name change
A year later, the company's charter was amended in 1879 to change the line's name to the Edgefield, Trenton and Aiken Railroad.
References
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