Lancaster & Chester Railroad
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LANCASTER & CHESTER AT A GLANCE Miles of Track: 59.8 miles Employees: 23 Equipment: 11 engines, 8 cars |
- 512 S. Main Street – P.O. Box 1450, Lancaster, SC 29721
- Phone: 803-286-2100, Fax 803-286-4158
- Contact: Stephen M. Gedney, President
Web site: www.landcrailroad.com
The Lancaster & Chester runs from a connection with CSX and Norfolk Southern in Chester to Catawba and from Lancaster to Kershaw. This history of the L&C dates back to the narrow gauge Chester & Cheraw Railroad chartered in 1873. The present company was chartered in 1896. The Catawba/Lancaster/Kershaw line was acquired from Norfolk Southern in 2001.
Counties Served: Chester, Kershaw, Lancaster and York
Principal commodities carried include: chemicals, sand, steel, corn, soybeans, soybean oil, soybean meal, recycled base oil, and building materials.
Principal shippers include: Omnova Chemicals, Guardian Glass, Thyssen-Krupp Steel, ADM, GAF Materials, Boral/Owens Corning, Circle S Feed Mill, Coatex, Dow Chemical, Gerdau Steel, Mississippi Lime, PPG and South Eastern Petroleum.. These companies employ about 4,800 local workers with a payroll of $135 million (estimated). The Lancaster and Chester Railroad is owned by the Gulf and Ohio Railways, Inc., based in Knoxville, Tennessee.