Carolina, Cumberland Gap and Chicago Railway
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The Carolina, Cumberland Gap and Chicago Railway was a late 19th century railroad that served the Southeastern United States.
The Carolina, Cumberland Gap and Chicago Railway was created in October 1882 when the French Broad and Atlantic Railway
was consolidated with the Atlantic and French Broad Valley Railroad
Company (of North Carolina), the Morristown, Cumberland Gap and Ohio Railroad, the Morristown and Carolina Railroad, and the Cumberland Railway.
As of 1889, the line was still far from matching its ambitious name, stretching from Aiken, South Carolina
, to Edgefield, South Carolina
, a distance of about 25 miles.
In November 1891, a receiver was appointed for the Carolina, Cumberland Gap and Chicago Railway.
The line was sold at foreclosure in October 1895, and the name changed to the Carolina and Cumberland Gap Railway
. In 1898, The Carolina and Cumberland Gap was purchased by the |Southern Railway.
The Carolina, Cumberland Gap and Chicago Railway was created in October 1882 when the French Broad and Atlantic Railway
French Broad and Atlantic Railway
The French Broad and Atlantic Railway was a railroad that served western South Carolina in the late 19th century.The French Broad and Atlantic was formed in January 1882 when the Edegefield, Trenton and Aiken Railroad was consolidated with the Atlantic and French Broad Valley RailroadIn October...
was consolidated with the Atlantic and French Broad Valley Railroad
Atlantic and French Broad Valley Railroad
The Atlantic and French Broad Valley Railroad was a railroad that served South Carolina in the period immediately following Reconstruction.The Atlantic and French Broad Valley was created in 1878 by an act that changed the name of the Belton, Williamston and Easley Railroad...
Company (of North Carolina), the Morristown, Cumberland Gap and Ohio Railroad, the Morristown and Carolina Railroad, and the Cumberland Railway.
As of 1889, the line was still far from matching its ambitious name, stretching from Aiken, South Carolina
Aiken, South Carolina
Aiken is a city in and the county seat of Aiken County, South Carolina, United States. With Augusta, Georgia, it is one of the two largest cities of the Central Savannah River Area. It is part of the Augusta-Richmond County Metropolitan Statistical Area. Aiken is home to the University of South...
, to Edgefield, South Carolina
Edgefield, South Carolina
Edgefield is a town in Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 4,449 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Edgefield County.Edgefield is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area.-Geography:...
, a distance of about 25 miles.
In November 1891, a receiver was appointed for the Carolina, Cumberland Gap and Chicago Railway.
The line was sold at foreclosure in October 1895, and the name changed to the Carolina and Cumberland Gap Railway
Carolina and Cumberland Gap Railway
The Carolina and Cumberland Gap Railway was a Southeastern railroad that existed in the late 19th century.The line was chartered by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1882, but wasn't built until 1896....
. In 1898, The Carolina and Cumberland Gap was purchased by the |Southern Railway.