Greenville and Northern Railway
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | standard gauge ) |
| Length | 11.3 miles (18.2 km) |
The Greenville and Northern Railroad (reporting mark GRN) was a shortline railroad formerly operating between Travelers Rest and Greenville, South Carolina, 11.3 miles (18.2 km). The railroad was part of the Pinsly Railroad Company after 1957 before being purchased by RailTex in 1997.[1] Operations ended in February 1998 and the railroad was abandoned in 2005.[2][3]
History
The
Primary traffic included scrap, cotton waste, vermiculite, peat moss, paper, lumber, and chemicals, generating approximately 2,000 carloads in 1993.[5] Annual carloads over the line declined from 1,642 in 1994 to 1,066 by 1996.[3] The railroad interchanged with Norfolk Southern and CSX Transportation at Greenville near the end of its life, as well as numerous predecessor railroads to both companies.
On April 24, 1997, the
References
Railways portal
- ^ a b "STB Finance Docket No. 33391". 1 May 1997. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ^ a b "STB Docket No. AB-490 (Sub-No. 1X)". 14 July 2005. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ^ a b "STB Docket No. AB-490 (Sub-No. 1X)". 12 October 2005. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ^ Greenville County, title to real estate, 1920
- ^ ISBN 0-89024-290-9.
- ^ "STB Finance Docket No. 33752". 3 June 1999. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ^ "The trail that almost wasn't". Upstate Forever. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
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