*1913 acquired by East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad.

On July 13, 1896, three Camp brothers, early loggers who first worked this part of North Carolina, incorporated a railroad, which would connect to the East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad at Cranberry, North Carolina and extend twelve (12) miles to Saginaw, North Carolina.

After the construction of a hotel and some roadbed grading, the Camp brothers fell into serious debt, and the railroad was purchased by W.M. Ritter and associates for $12,000, and in 1899 the Linville River Railroad acquired its name.

Limited passenger service was offered on the line with the addition of a passenger coach car.

On August 1, 1913, the railroad was sold to the East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad.

Towns on Route:

Cranberry

Minneapolis

Vale (1905)

Newland (1912)

Montezuma

Saginaw (1899) > Pineola (1914)