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The '''Columbia, Newberry and Laurens Railroad''' {{Reporting mark|CNL}} was a {{convert|75|mi|adj=on}} railroad line between [[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia]] and [[Laurens, South Carolina|Laurens]]. |
The '''Columbia, Newberry and Laurens Railroad''' {{Reporting mark|CNL}} was a {{convert|75|mi|adj=on}} railroad line between [[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia]] and [[Laurens, South Carolina|Laurens]]. |
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[[Image:Columbia Newberry & Laurens RR ticket.jpg|right|thumb|A ticket for a passenger service on the Columbia, S.C., Newberry and Laurens Railroad, date unknown.]]In 1885, the South Carolina General Assembly issued a charter for the Columbia, Newberry and Laurens Railroad,<ref name=carolana.com>[http://www.carolana.com/SC/Transportation/railroads/sc_rrs_columbia_newberry_laurens.html/ South Carolina Railroads, Columbia, Newberry and Laurens Railroad]</ref> and the line was officially christened on Christmas Day 1885. In 1890, work began on the track and by July 1891, the line was complete from Columbia through [[Newberry, South Carolina|Newberry]] to Dover Junction, nearly {{convert|65|mi}} north of the state capital.<ref name=carolana.com/> In 1896 the [[Laurens Railroad]] was purchased from the [[Richmond and Danville Railroad|Richmond & Danville Railroad]] to complete the line to Laurens.<ref name=carolana.com/> |
[[Image:Columbia Newberry & Laurens RR ticket.jpg|right|thumb|A ticket for a passenger service on the Columbia, S.C., Newberry and Laurens Railroad, date unknown.]]In 1885, the South Carolina General Assembly issued a charter for the Columbia, Newberry and Laurens Railroad,<ref name=carolana.com>[http://www.carolana.com/SC/Transportation/railroads/sc_rrs_columbia_newberry_laurens.html/ South Carolina Railroads, Columbia, Newberry and Laurens Railroad] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604212410/http://www.carolana.com/SC/Transportation/railroads/sc_rrs_columbia_newberry_laurens.html |date=2012-06-04 }}</ref> and the line was officially christened on Christmas Day 1885. In 1890, work began on the track and by July 1891, the line was complete from Columbia through [[Newberry, South Carolina|Newberry]] to Dover Junction, nearly {{convert|65|mi}} north of the state capital.<ref name=carolana.com/> In 1896 the [[Laurens Railroad]] was purchased from the [[Richmond and Danville Railroad|Richmond & Danville Railroad]] to complete the line to Laurens.<ref name=carolana.com/> |
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The first locomotive of the CN&L was built in 1887 and sold in 1922. The CN&L ran daily passenger trains from Union Station in Columbia to Laurens, always pulled by steam until discontinued in 1952.<ref name=carolana.com/> |
The first locomotive of the CN&L was built in 1887 and sold in 1922. The CN&L ran daily passenger trains from Union Station in Columbia to Laurens, always pulled by steam until discontinued in 1952.<ref name=carolana.com/> |
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Not surprisingly, the railroad saw to the creation of towns along its line. Towns such as [[Irmo, South Carolina|Irmo]], [[Chapin, South Carolina|Chapin]], [[Little Mountain, South Carolina|Little Mountain]], [[Prosperity, South Carolina|Prosperity]] and [[Joanna, South Carolina|Joanna]] owe their existence in part to their locations along the CN&L. |
Not surprisingly, the railroad saw to the creation of towns along its line. Towns such as [[Irmo, South Carolina|Irmo]], [[Chapin, South Carolina|Chapin]], [[Little Mountain, South Carolina|Little Mountain]], [[Prosperity, South Carolina|Prosperity]] and [[Joanna, South Carolina|Joanna]] owe their existence in part to their locations along the CN&L. |
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In 1924 the [[Atlantic Coast Line Railroad]] acquired control of the line.<ref name=carolana.com/> It became part of the [[CSX Transportation]] system in 1984.<ref>[http://tsalmon.topcities.com/cnl/cnlhis.htm/ ''Irmo and the Dutch Fork Legacy'', The Columbia, Newberry and Laurens Railroad]</ref> |
In 1924 the [[Atlantic Coast Line Railroad]] acquired control of the line.<ref name=carolana.com/> It became part of the [[CSX Transportation]] system in 1984.<ref>[http://tsalmon.topcities.com/cnl/cnlhis.htm/ ''Irmo and the Dutch Fork Legacy'', The Columbia, Newberry and Laurens Railroad]{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 01:08, 11 August 2017
The Columbia, Newberry and Laurens Railroad (reporting mark CNL) was a 75-mile (121 km) railroad line between Columbia and Laurens.
In 1885, the South Carolina General Assembly issued a charter for the Columbia, Newberry and Laurens Railroad,[1] and the line was officially christened on Christmas Day 1885. In 1890, work began on the track and by July 1891, the line was complete from Columbia through Newberry to Dover Junction, nearly 65 miles (105 km) north of the state capital.[1] In 1896 the Laurens Railroad was purchased from the Richmond & Danville Railroad to complete the line to Laurens.[1]
The first locomotive of the CN&L was built in 1887 and sold in 1922. The CN&L ran daily passenger trains from Union Station in Columbia to Laurens, always pulled by steam until discontinued in 1952.[1]
Not surprisingly, the railroad saw to the creation of towns along its line. Towns such as Irmo, Chapin, Little Mountain, Prosperity and Joanna owe their existence in part to their locations along the CN&L.
In 1924 the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad acquired control of the line.[1] It became part of the CSX Transportation system in 1984.[2]
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