Columbia and Sumter Railroad

[1] The Columbia and Sumter Railroad was chartered by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1866, shortly after the American Civil War.

[2][3] The Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta lasted until 1898 when it was absorbed into the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad.

By 1902, passenger trains began operating to Columbia's newly-built Union Station along with the Southern Railway.

A additional local freight train also ran the line six days a week at the same time.

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