The Ashley River Railroad was incorporated by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1875[1] and, according to an article in the New York Times in late December 1877, the line opened on December 27, 1877, and was the final link in the coast line of railways from New York City to Jacksonville, Florida.

[4] The Plant System was sold to the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad in 1902.

The merged company was named the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad.

[5] In 1980, the Seaboard Coast Line's parent company merged with the Chessie System, creating the CSX Corporation.

The Ashley River Railroad is still in service and it is now part of CSX's A Line (Charleston Subdivision).