Carolina Southern
by Joseph C Hinson
Title
Carolina Southern
Artist
Joseph C Hinson
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
Former Waccamaw Coast Line GP18 #943 leads a passenger excursion out of Conway on the Carolina Southern in what was better times for the railroad. This unit has since been scrapped. The railroad is not doing much better after "voluntarily" shutting down after FRA inspectors found several bridges in dire straits several years ago. The #943 is a former Norfolk & Southern GP18. It was painted in Atlantic Coast Line inspired purple by the owner of the Waccamaw Coast Line who sold out to the current owners of the Carolina Southern back in 1995.
The Carolina Southern has been shut down since 2011 due to the FRA finding that some of their bridges were in bad shape. The owners, Ken Pippin and his son, Jason, tried to get trains rolling again, but found it hard to finance the needed improvements. A shortline holding company, R.J. Corman Railroad Group, has stepped in and bought the railroad. The deal is expected to close in August, 2015. This will in effect make the Carolina Southern a fallen flag railroad.
The history of this long goes back a long way before the Carolina Southern was formed in 1995 to acquire the line previously known as the Mid-Atlantic Railroad. In 1987, CSX sold the former Atlantic Coast Line rails to local investors as Duvall Transportation. A separate railroad fell under Carolina Southern control always known as the Waccamaw Coast Line. The WCL was a line from Conway to Myrtle Beach.
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June 30th, 2014
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