South Carolina Railroad The South Carolina Railroad was chartered in 1827 as the South Carolina Canal & Rail Road Company. It completed a 136-mile line from Charleston to Hamburg, a town lying across the Savannah River from Augusta, in 1833. In 1843 the company merged with the Louisville, Cincinnati, & Charleston Railroad Company to form the South Carolina Railroad Company. For legal reasons, it was not until 1853 that the South Carolina Railroad Company was able to build a railroad bridge over the river into Augusta. In 1881 the company was reorganized and renamed the South Carolina Railway Company. Maps, Timetables, and Other Information: 1855 mileage table (140K) 1858 advertisement, at Duke University Libraries 1859 advertisement (85K) 1863 timetable (223K) 1870 timetable (186K) 1882 map (58K) Suggested Reading: Thomas Fetters. The Charleston & Hamburg; A South Carolina Railroad and an American Legacy. Charleston, SC: The History Press, 1988.   RailGa.com. Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage. © Steve Storey Railroad History | The Depot List | Locomotives On Display | Odds & Ends | Sources & References | Home