The SB Line is a railroad line owned and operated by the Norfolk Southern Railway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It runs from Kingville northerly via Camden and Lancaster to Rock Hill,Federal Railroad Administration, Highway-Rail Crossing Inventory Files though large parts are abandoned. The only pieces still used by Norfolk Southern are from the SC Line at Kingville to Wateree and from the Catawba River to the R Line in Rock Hill. The piece between Kershaw and the Catawba River is now owned by the Lancaster and Chester Railway.
The short spur to Wateree serves a Duke Energy plant.Surface Transportation Board, docket number NOR_42069_0: Duke Energy Corporation v. Norfolk Southern Railway Company, November 6, 2003
In 2001, the Lancaster and Chester Railway leased the line between Kershaw and the Catawba River.Surface Transportation Board, docket number FD_33969_0: Lancaster and Chester Railway Company--lease and operation exemption--Norfolk Southern Railway Company, February 7, 2001 It bought the line in 2003.Surface Transportation Board, : Lancaster and Chester Railway Company--acquisition and operation exemption--Norfolk Southern Railway Company, April 28, 2003
Service between the CSX Transportation Eastover Subdivision at Foxville and Hasskamp was discontinued in 2005.Surface Transportation Board, docket number AB_290_264_X: Norfolk Southern Railway Company--discontinuance of service--in Sumter County, SC, August 30, 2005
References Abandoned Railroads of the US: Wateree to Kings Creek