*1911 acquired by Seaboard Air Line Railway.

Was the Carolina Northern Railroad.

The Raleigh & Charleston Railroad Company was incorporated on December 5, 1905 as the successor to the Carolina Northern Railroad. In December 1911, the Seaboard Air Line Railway acquired the company and the line. The R&C intersected with the SAL at Smithboro to the northeast of Marion and at Lumberton, NC. The company entered receivership in May 1931. The 23 miles between Lumberton and Lake View, SC, was abandoned in 1933. The remaining section (20 miles) from Lake View to Marion was abandoned effective June 30, 1941.

Towns on Route (in NC):

Lumberton

Kingsdale (1900-1910)

Proctorville (1906)

Barnesville

Marietta

NC/SC State Line