Cliffside Railroad

Cliffside Railroad was a Class III railroad operating freight service in southwestern North Carolina from 1905 until service ended in 1987. The line was formally abandoned in 1992.

History

The Cliffside Railroad Company was incorporated on March 2, 1905, and the 3.7-mile railroad line was opened between Cliffside, North Carolina to Cliffside Junction that same year.^[1]

In 1984, the railroad acquired the Seaboard System Railroad branch line between Ellenboro, North Carolina and Cliffside Junction, increasing the railroad's total mileage to 8.14.^[1]

By the 1980s, the railroad's traffic mix included textile products, waste, and scrap, and the railroad was owned by the Cone Mills Corporation and others.^[1]

Late in 1987, the railroad's service was suspended. The line was formally abandoned in January 1992.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Lewis, Edward A.. American Short Line Railway Guide. Kalmbach Books. p. 57. 
2. ^ Lewis, Edward A.. American Short Line Railway Guide. Kalmbach Books. p. 355.