CAROLINA MIDLANDS RAILWAY

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I AM SEEKING INFORMATION ON THE CAROLINA MIDLANDS EXTENSION BETWEEN ALLENDALE, S.C. AND HARDEEVILLE, S.C.. ACCORDING TO INFO THAT I HAVE IT ORGINALLY RAN BETWEEN CAYCE AND ALLENDALE HOWEVER WHEN THE SOUTHERNS INTERCHANGE WITH THE SEABOARD AT COLUMBIA WAS TERMINATED ITS FLORIDA TRAFFIC WAS REROUTED OVER THE CAROLINA MIDLANDS TO ALLENDALE WHERE IT WAS ROUTED OVER THE C&WC TO YAMASEE FOR A CONNECTION TO THE ATLANTIC COAST LINE. AT SOME POINT, I BELIEVE, IT CONSTRUCTED A LINE BETWEEN ALLENDALE TO HARDEEVILE TO CONNECT WITH THE COAST LINE. IS THIS CORRECT AND IF SO WHEN WAS THIS LINE BUILT? THANKS GENE MCDANIEL CHICK5504@PEOPLEPC.COM

-- gene mcdaniel (chick5504@peoplepc.com), July 23, 2000

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