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South Carolina Short Lines and Industrial Railroads
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Santee River Hardwood Co.
9 was built by Heisler Locomotive Works in May 1923, #1479, as
Kentucky Lumber Co 9. It was sold as
Carolina Tie & Lumber Co 9 and sold
as SRHCo 9. It was sold as Campbell Limestone Co 9 in March 1962 and
became Vulcan Materials Co 9 in February 1969. It was donated to the NRHS
Atlanta Chapter in December 1979 and is at the
Savannah River Plant
United States Department of Energy
105, RS1, was built by Alco in June 1951, #79050. It was sold as Martin Marietta Corp 105.
106, RS1, was built by Alco in June 1951, #79051. It was donated as Gulf Coast Railway Museum 106.
107, RS1, was built by Alco in July 1951, #79052. It became United States Department of Energy 39-5309 and sold as Huntsville-Madison County Airport Authority 107.
108, RS1, was built by Alco in July 1951, #79053. It was sold as MMCorp 108.
South Carolina Central RR
There is a RailAmerica line. 
South Carolina Public Service Authority
1st 1, RS1, was built by Alco in April 1943, #70811, as Atlanta & St Andrews Bay 905. It was sold to Tennessee RR as 1 in July 1955 and became Southern Ry 1 in August 1973. It was sold to Birmingham Rail & Locomotive in November 1973 and then to SCWX as 1. It later went to Maryland & Delaware as 22 and to Arkansas & Missouri as 22, "J A Hannold". It was donated to the National Museum of Transportation.
2nd 1, GP9, was built by Electro-Motive in November 1956, #22060, FN 5521-9, as Chesapeake &Ohio 6152, Class MRSE-17. It was reclassified Class GP-9 in 1964 and sold as East Cooper & Berkeley SC01 and became SCWX as 1. It was resold as Reemes & Son Co 1.
4, RS1, was built by Alco in October 1951, #79349, as Rutland RR 400, Class DRS-1. It was sold to Tenn RR as 4 in September 1956 and became Southern Ry 4 when the Tenn was merged in August 1973. It was sold to BR&L in November 1973 and then to SCWX as 4. It later went to Md & De as 20 and then went to A&M as 20, "Bruce Klink".
Vulcan Materials Co.
This is a national company. 
Waccamaw Coast Line RR
The WCLR operates between Conway and Myrtle Beach, SC.
48, F7A, was built by Electro-Motive in March 1953, #18372, FN 3167-A16, as Texas & New Orleans 379, Class DF-11. It later became Southern Pacific 379, Class EF415A-11. It was traded in to General Electric in August 1969. GE sold it to Wellesville Addison & Galeton as 2400 in 1969. It then went to Louisiana & North West in 1974. In January 1992 it went to WCLR as 48. It was scrapped.
703, TR5B, was built by Electro-Motive in March 1951, #8547, FN E1187-B2, as Union RR 702C. It was rebuilt on March 29, 1958, and renumbered 704B in April 1958. It was renumbered 703B, Class D-150 in July 1957 and later sold to WCLR as 703.
2480, CF7, was built by Electro-Motive in July 1956, #21137, FN 3191-A11, as Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe 286L, Class 281, a F9A. It was rebuilt at Cleburne in February 1976 as 2480, Class 2417, and retired on January 9, 1986. It was sold to Blue Mountain & Reading in September 1986 and sold to WCLR as 2480 in August 1988. It later was transferred to Clinton Terminal RR as 2480.
9158, F7Au, was built by General Motors in August 1952, #A360, FN C145A-9, as Canadian National 9080, Class V-1-A-d. It was reclassified as Class GFA-15d in September 1954 and rebuilt in November 1972 as 9158, Class GFA-13a. It was retired on December 4, 1989, and sold to Century Locomotive Parts. It was sold as WCLR 9158 and resold as Carolina Southern RR 9158.
9163, F7Au, was built by General Motors in October 1952, #A394 , FN C145A-25, as CN 9116, Class V-1-A-d. It was reclassified Class GFA-15d in September 1954 and rebuilt in April 1973 as 9163, Class GFA-17a. It was retired on December 4, 1989, and sold to Century Locomotive Parts. It was sold as WCLR 9163 and resold as CALA 9163.
103 was sold to Grapevine Vintage RR.
Ware Shoals RR
This little line was built to serve a fabric mill in Ware Shoals, SC, in the early 1960s. For motive power they purchased a 44 Ton locomotive built by General Electric in December, 1943, #18159, as Chattanooga Traction Co. 3. When the CT was merged into the Southern Ry, it was renumbered 1955. It is apparent that there were two paint schemes during the life of the WS. In 1985, the line was abandoned, and the locomotive was sold to Republic Locomotive Works.
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