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Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta Railroad

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Dates of operation
  
1870–1898

Track gauge
  
4 ft 8 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

Previous gauge
  
, Formerly 5 ft (1,524 mm) and converted to 4 ft 9 in (1,448 mm) in 1886

Successor
  
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad

The Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta Railroad was a Southeastern United States railroad that served South Carolina and North Carolina during the second half of the 19th century.

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Formation

The Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta was formed after the short-lived Wilmington and Carolina Railroad was reorganized in mid-1870.

Sale

The line lasted until 1898 when it was absorbed into the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad.

References

Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta Railroad Wikipedia