South Carolina & Georgia Railroad The South Carolina Canal and Railroad Company was chartered in South Carolina in 1827 for the purpose of expanding trade between Charleston and the west. The company’s 136-mile railroad from Charleston to Hamburg, South Carolina, across the Savannah River from Augusta, opened in 1833. In 1843, the company merged with the Louisville, Cincinnati, and Charleston Railroad Company to become the South Carolina Railroad Company. In 1881, it was reorganized as the South Carolina Railway Company. After entering receivership in 1889, it was reorganized once again five years later as the South Carolina and Georgia Railroad Company. Southern Railway gained control of the line in 1899 and obtained a lease to it in 1902. The lease is still in effect. The nickname of the SC&G was The Charleston Line. 1870 timetable (186K) 1882 map (58K) 1897 map (60K)   Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage. Copyright, Steve Storey. Railroad History | The Depot List | Locomotives On Display | Odds & Ends | Sources & References | Home