Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad
| Company type | Railroad |
|---|---|
| Industry | Rail transport |
| Predecessor | Kings Mountain Railroad, Carolina Narrow Gauge Railroad Company |
| Founded | 1873 |
| Defunct | 1897 |
| Fate | Restructured as Carolina & North-Western Railway |
| Headquarters | United States |
Area served | South Carolina, North Carolina |
The Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad operated as a narrow-gauge rail line in South Carolina following the Civil War.
Formed in 1873 by merging the Kings Mountain Railroad with the Carolina narrow gauge railroad company, this railroad took over a line that had been previously abandoned.[1][2]Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name
Within ten years, its route extended to Lenoir, North Carolina, spanning more than , which made it the most extensive narrow-gauge railroad system in the Carolinas.
For several years, the railroad functioned as part of the Richmond and Danville Railroad network. After Richmond and Danville reorganized into Southern Railway in 1894, Chester and Lenoir briefly resumed independent operations before entering receivership in 1896. It was then restructured in 1897 under the name Carolina & North-Western Railway.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name
Around 1940, the Carolina & North-Western was incorporated into Southern Railway.
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- Defunct South Carolina railroads
- Predecessors of the Southern Railway (U.S.)
- Railway companies established in 1873
- Railway companies disestablished in 1897
- 3 ft gauge railways in the United States
- American companies established in 1873
- 1873 establishments in South Carolina
- 1897 disestablishments in South Carolina