Charleston & Western Carolina Railway

Organized in 1896, the Charleston & Western Carolina Railway was developed to operate two former Central of Georgia lines in South Carolina -- the Port Royal & Augusta and the Port Royal & Western Carolina railroads - after the state of South Carolina forced the CofG to give up its operations in the state. The CWC was immediately taken over by the Atlantic Coast Line the very next year, but the road remained a subsidiary until 1959.

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Steam Motive Power

Charleston & Western Carolina #252

unknown 4-6-0 / Augusta, Ga / May 1948 / collection

Charleston & Western Carolina #252

builder:Baldwin Locomotive Works
arrangement:4-6-0 Ten Wheeler
built:1907, Baldwin #31188
fuel:coal/water
notes:
class K5, 1 of 2 in class
blt new for Charleston & Western Carolina
scrapped, 1951

Charleston & Western Carolina #1753

Augusta, Ga / Jul 1948 / collection

Charleston & Western Carolina #1753

builder:Baldwin Locomotive Works
arrangement:4-6-2 Pacific
built:1926, Baldwin #58980
fuel:coal/water
notes:
class P5B, 1 or 2 in class
blt new for Charleston & Western Carolina
to Atlantic Coast Line #1753
scrapped, 1951

Diesel Motive Power

Charleston & Western Carolina #207

EMD GP7 / collection

Charleston & Western Carolina #901

EMD F7A (1949) / collection

Links / Sources

Richard Prince, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (1966)
Wikipedia article for Charleston & Western Carolina Railway
Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage article for CWC