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, 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.
In 2001, the Lancaster and Chester Railway leased the line between Kershaw and the Catawba River. It bought the line in 2003.
Service between the CSX Transportation Eastover Subdivision at Foxville and Hasskamp was discontinued in 2005.
References
- Federal Railroad Administration, Highway-Rail Crossing Inventory Files Archived 2005-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
- Surface Transportation Board, docket number NOR_42069_0: Duke Energy Corporation v. Norfolk Southern Railway Company, November 6, 2003
- Surface Transportation Board, docket number FD_33969_0: Lancaster and Chester Railway Company--lease and operation exemption--Norfolk Southern Railway Company, February 7, 2001
- Surface Transportation Board, docket number FD_34334_0: Lancaster and Chester Railway Company--acquisition and operation exemption--Norfolk Southern Railway Company, April 28, 2003
- Surface Transportation Board, docket number AB_290_264_X: Norfolk Southern Railway Company--discontinuance of service--in Sumter County, SC, August 30, 2005