Western Carolina Railway Service Corporation operates two lines in South Carolina, totaling just under 32 mainline miles in two counties.
Greenville & Western Railway (GRLW) operates its 13 miles entirely within Anderson County, serving the Upstate SC markets directly and is strategically centered between Atlanta, GA and Charlotte, NC, with quick access to I-85, as well as being centrally located between Asheville, NC and Columbia, SC with US 25 and I-26 being just minutes away from GRLW’s rail corridor. GRLW has numerous sites available for rail served development and unrestricted dual access to both CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern.
Aiken Railway (AIKR) operates its 19 miles entirely within Aiken County, serving the City of Aiken, SC and the neighboring North Augusta, SC and Augusta, GA markets directly and is strategically centered between Atlanta, GA and Columbia, SC, with easy access to I-20, as well as being centrally located between Georgia’s State Port at Savannah and South Carolina’s State Port at Charleston with US 25 and US 78 being just minutes away from AIKR’s rail corridor. AIKR has substantial acreage available for rail-served development and is served by Norfolk Southern.