South Carolina Central engines in the new Genesee & Wyoming livery
Overview
Headquarters
Darlington, South Carolina
Reporting mark
SCRF
Locale
Northeastern South Carolina
Dates of operation
1987–
Predecessor
CSX Corporation
Technical
Track gauge
4 ft 8 ½ in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge)
Length
42 miles (68 km)
The South Carolina Central Railroad (reporting mark SCRF) is a class III railroad that operates 42 miles (68 km) of former CSX Transportation trackage in South Carolina. Originally a RailTex subsidiary upon its start in 1987, the railroad passed to RailAmerica following their acquisition of RailTex in 2000 and passed to the Genesee & Wyoming Railroad upon its acquisition of RailAmerica.[1]
Primary commodities include steel, chemicals, trash, and plastics, amounting to about 30,000 carloads in 2008.[1] Interchange is made with CSX at Florence.[2]
^ abFrailey, Fred W. (2010). "RailAmerica's Empire". Trains. 70 (8). Kalmbach Publishing Company: 24.
^Lewis, Edward A. (1991). American Shortline Railway Guide (4 ed.). Kalmbach Publishing Company. pp. 238–239. ISBN 0-89024-109-0.
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