Charleston & Savannah Railway Chartered in 1854 as the Charleston and Savannah Railroad, this 120-mile line opened in 1860. It was reorganized after the war as the Savannah and Charleston Railroad and reopened for traffic in 1869-70. A default in 1873 lead to receivership, after which it was sold in 1880 to Henry B. Plant. He changed the name to Charleston and Savannah Railway the same year. The railroad became a key property in his Plant System of railway and steamship lines. Suggested Reading: H. David Stone, Jr. Vital Rails; The Charleston & Savannah Railroad and the Civil War in Coastal South Carolina. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 2008. 1882 timetable (58K) 1883 map (44K) 1886 map (108K)   Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage. Copyright, Steve Storey. Railroad History | The Depot List | Locomotives On Display | Odds & Ends | Sources & References | Home