South Carolina Railroads - South Carolina Western Railway




South Carolina Railroads - South Carolina Western Railway

Acronym	Year Chartered or Incorporated	Year Line Operational	Year Service Ended	Original Starting Point	Original Ending Point
SCWR	1910	1912	1914*	McBee, SC Florence, SC	Timmonsville Poston, SC

*1914 acquired by the Carolina, Atlantic & Western Railroad. Constructed from 1910 to 1912, the South Carolina Western Railway spanned approximately ninety-two (92) miles from McBee via Hartsville to Florence, South Carolina, with branches to Timmonsville and Sumter. In 1914, the line was extended another thirty-two (32) miles from Florence to Poston to connect to the Georgetown & Western Railroad. Later that same year, this railroad was merged into the newly-created Carolina, Atlantic & Western Railroad.

Towns on Route: Line #1 - McBee to Timmonsville: McBee Hartsville Darlington Palmetto Florence Ebenezer Timmonsville Line #2 - Florence to Poston: Florence Pamplico Waring Kingsburg Poston