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Railroad Timetables | History Of SC Slide Collection
Railroad Timetables | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 3

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Railroad timetables were published in local newspapers to enable business and private travelers to plan their journeys. Note the amount of time that it took to travel from Greenville to Columbia in...
The Pawley's Island Train | History Of SC Slide Collection
The Pawley's Island Train | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 4

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The Atlantic Coast Lumber Company built this railroad to Pawley's Island from Haley Landing on the Waccamaw River in 1902 to make the island resort easier to reach. The causeway to the island was...
C&WC Railroad | History Of SC Slide Collection
C&WC Railroad | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 8

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This aerial photograph of downtown Greenville shows the C&WC Railroad building and tracks. Courtesy of the Greenville County Historical Society.
The Town Of Ellenton | History Of SC Slide Collection
The Town Of Ellenton | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 9

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Ellenton, one of several towns that was moved in order to make room for the Savannah River Plant (see South Carolina Enters The Nuclear Age). Here Herbert Harden, Railway Express Agent, moves bundles...
Union Station | History Of SC Slide Collection
Union Station | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 12

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Union Station, Columbia, in 1962, after the heyday of the railroads had passed. At its height, the Union Station served passenger trains of the Atlantic Coast Line, the Southern Railway and the...