Pickens Railway is a shortline railroad that has operated on two separate divisions in the Upstate region of South Carolina: a 9.9 mile line from Easley to Pickens, abandoned and lifted in 2013, and a 28.5 mile line from Anderson through Belton to Honea Path. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Pickens Railway (reporting marks PICK, PKHP) is a shortline railroad that has operated on two separate divisions in the Upstate Region of South Carolina: Easley to Pickens: 9.9 miles (15.9 km) - abandoned and lifted in 2013.
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The Easley-Pickens line was chartered on December 24, 1890, by the South Carolina General Assembly after two failed attempts to build a railroad through Pickens from Easley.
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Pickens Railway (reporting marks PICK, PKHP) is a shortline railroad that has operated on two separate divisions in the Upstate Region of South Carolina: Easley to Pickens: 9.9 miles (15.9 km) - abandoned and lifted in 2013.
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