1988 acquired the Colleton County Railroad, extending its operations to Walterboro.

The Hampton & Branchville Railroad dates back to its founding in 1891. For many years it served the region’s timber industry. In 1986, the company purchased the CSX line serving the South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. electric generating plant at Canadys, SC and now delivers unit coal trains to that facility. The H&B currently runs from the CSX at Hampton to Canadys, SC, 40 miles in Hampton and Colleton counties. Principal commodities carried include coal and Kraft paper. It owns eight (8) engines and transports over 850,000 tons annually.

Towns on Route:

Hampton

Miley

Ashton (1920)

Mauldington

H&B Junction (near Lodge) (Walterborough & Western Railroad Line)

Caldwell

Canadys (1926)

Walterboro (bought additional track from Colleton County Railroad in 1988)