The SB Line is a railroad line owned and operated by the Norfolk Southern Railway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It runs from Kingville northerly via Camden and Lancaster to Rock Hill,[1] though large parts are abandoned. The only pieces still used by Norfolk Southern are from the SC Line at Kingville to Wateree and from the Catawba River to the R Line in Rock Hill. The piece between Kershaw and the Catawba River is now owned by the Lancaster and Chester Railway.
The short spur to Wateree serves a Duke Energy plant.[2]
In 2001, the Lancaster and Chester Railway leased the line between Kershaw and the Catawba River.[3] It bought the line in 2003.[4]
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An abandoned trestle on the SB Line, over Kings Creek
Service between the CSX Transportation Eastover Subdivision at Foxville and Hasskamp was discontinued in 2005.[5]
References
- ^ Federal Railroad Administration, Highway-Rail Crossing Inventory Files Archived 2005-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Surface Transportation Board, docket number NOR_42069_0: Duke Energy Corporation v. Norfolk Southern Railway Company, November 6, 2003
- ^ Surface Transportation Board, docket number FD_33969_0: Lancaster and Chester Railway Company--lease and operation exemption--Norfolk Southern Railway Company, February 7, 2001
- ^ Surface Transportation Board, docket number FD_34334_0: Lancaster and Chester Railway Company--acquisition and operation exemption--Norfolk Southern Railway Company, April 28, 2003
- ^ Surface Transportation Board, docket number AB_290_264_X: Norfolk Southern Railway Company--discontinuance of service--in Sumter County, SC, August 30, 2005
