The Chester, Greenwood and Abbeville Railroad was a South Carolina railroad company chartered in the late 19th century.
The Chester, Greenwood and Abbeville Railroad was Chartered by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1885.Acts of the General Assembly of South Carolina, 1885, page 129
A year later, the company's name was changed to the Georgia, Carolina and Northern Railway. The goal was to construct a line from Monroe, North Carolina, to Atlanta, Georgia.Railroad History, Georgia, Carolina & Northern Railway Construction on the line began in 1887 in North Carolina.Railroad History, Georgia, Carolina & Northern Railway
In 1901 the line was formally merged into the Seaboard Air Line Railway.Railroad History, Georgia, Carolina & Northern Railway
References