Greenville
& Western Railway - (en)
The Greenville & Western Railway (AAR reporting marks GRLW) is a Class
III railroad that operates from Belton to Pelzer, a distance of 12.74
miles. Connections are made with Pickens Railway at Belton and CSX at
Pelzer.
Railroad History
The Greenville, Spartanburg and Anderson Railway Company was formed in
1910 to build a interurban railroad between it's namesake cities. The
Pelzer-Belton segment was built as part of its mainline from Greenwood to
Greenville between 1910-1912. This line became part of the Piedmont and
Northern Railway in 1914. The P&N was merged into the Seaboard Coast
Line in 1969. Through a series of mergers, the line eventually became part
of CSX.
CSX spun off the Pelzer-Belton segment on October 21st, 2006 to Western
Carolina Railway Service Corporation, which renamed the line as the
Greenville & Western Railway.
