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Northwestern Railroad of South Carolina
The Northwestern Railroad of South Carolina was a South Carolina railroad that traced its history back to the 1880s and survived until the mid-1930s.
The line, chartered in 1899 by the South Carolina General Assembly,〔(Acts of the General Assembly of South Carolina, 1914, page 998 )〕 ran from Northwestern Junction, near Camden, South Carolina, to Wilson's Mill, a distance of a little more than 61 miles, and included branch lines projecting from Manville Junction to Rose Hill, and from Millard Junction to St. Paul.〔Wikipedia, WikiProject Trains, ICC valuations, Northwestern Railroad of South Carolina〕
The carrier was controlled jointly by Thomas Wilson, its president, and The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, and is operated as a part of the Atlantic Coast Line's system.〔Wikipedia, WikiProject Trains, ICC valuations, Northwestern Railroad of South Carolina〕 The carrier's headquarters and shops were located in Sumter, South Carolina.〔(Sumter, the railway center of South Carolina, ''Sumter Item'', August 8, 2010 )〕
The Northwestern traced its history back to the Eutawville Railroad, which was chartered by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1884. In 1890, the Eatawville changed its name to the Charleston, Sumter and Northern Railroad.〔Wikipedia, WikiProject Trains, ICC valuations, Northwestern Railroad of South Carolina〕
The Charleston and Northern was created after the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bought the Charleston, Sumter and Northern Railroad in October 1894,〔(Railroad Men and Matters, October 14, 1894 )〕 and the following year reorganized it under the Charleston and Northern Railroad to prevent it from being used by a competitor.〔Wikipedia, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad〕
In 1895, property, franchises, and rights of the Charleston and Northern were sold, and a portion of the line acquired by the Wilson and Summerton Railroad. The Wilson and Summerton changed its name to the Northwestern in 1899.〔Wikipedia, WikiProject Trains, ICC valuations, Northwestern Railroad of South Carolina〕
The end came in 1935, after a federal district court issued an order calling for discontinuance of service. The line had been in receivership since October 1934 and was offered for sale in April 1935 but couldn't find a buyer.〔(Northwestern Railroad Folds, ''Sumter Item'', July 29-August 4, 1935 )〕
A story in the Sumter Item in 1935 attributed the line's demise to competition of trucks and dwindling lumber business, which hurt the company's bottom line. "The losses continued to mount and the road was placed in receivership in 1934," according to the article.〔(Northwestern Railroad Folds, ''Sumter Item'', July 29-August 4, 1935 )〕
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