North Carolina Railroads - Carolina Central Railway




North Carolina Railroads - Carolina Central Railway

Acronym	Year Chartered or Incorporated	Year Line Operational	Year Service Ended	Original Starting Point	Original Ending Point
CCR	1873	1873	1876*	Wilmington, NC	Rutherfordton

*1876 in bankruptcy. Reorganized in 1880 as the Carolina Central Railroad. Was the Wilmington, Charlotte & Rutherford Railroad. On April 10, 1873, the Wilmington, Charlotte, and Rutherfordton Railroad was reorganized as the Carolina Central Railway Company. In 1874, a new line was completed to Shelby, NC. The new company constructed a bridge across the Pee Dee River and extended tracks through Monroe to join the rails at Charlotte in December of 1874. Thus, the Carolina Central Railway operated a main line of about 240 miles between Wilmington and Shelby, NC. In 1877, the Raleigh & Augusta Air Line Railroad made a connection with this line at Hamlet, NC, opening up a through route to Raleigh and the north. However, even that additional business did not enable the company to operate at a profit. A receiver was appointed by the courts in 1876, and on May 31, 1880 the company was sold at foreclosure to be reorganized as the Carolina Central Railroad.

Towns on Route: Wilmington Mears Bluff (1880s) Phoenix (1873) Summerville Armour (1876) Robeson Marlsville > Marlville (1882) > East Arcadia (1900) Bristol (1875) > Council Station (1878) > Council (1903) Jarvis (1879) > Perryville (1890) > Southwood (1898) Rosindale Emerson (1891) Vicksburg (1873) > Elkinsville (1874) > Elkton (1888) Middle Swamp (1876-1884) Clarkton Abbottsburg Bladenboro Yorkville > Richardson (1889) Bear Bay > Allenton (1874) Lumberton Barkers (1882-1883) Lowe (1890) Moss Neck (1875-1905) Red Banks Pembroke (1896) Pates (1878) Plummerville (1870-1890) Shoe Heel > Maxton (1886) Laurinburgh > Laurinburg (1893) Laurel Hill Old Hundred (1874) Hamlet (1876) Rockingham Pee Dee Lilesville Wadesboro Boggans (1874-1876) Polkton (1873) Lanesboro > Peachland (1888) Beaver Dam > Marshville (1895 Monroe Indian Trail Fullwood's Store > Matthews (1875) Charlotte Paw Creek (1875-1899) Woodlawn > Mount Holly (1888) Stanleys Creek > Stanley (1894) Iron Station Lincolnton Cherryville Shelby Burnt Chimney > Forest City (1882) Rutherfordton