Eastern Railroad Discussion > Belton, SC Railroad Depot

Belton, SC is one of those towns that has a railroad depot that is still stnding. 

Replacing the wooden structure located across the street that had served the Belton Community since 1853, the brick Southern & Blue Ridge Combined Railway Depot was designed in 1907 and completed by 1910. In the heyday of passenger and freight train use around 1914, there were 85 trains or trolleys making stops in Belton. Passenger trains were discontinued in 1961 and today only one freight train, owned by the Pickens Railway Company, travels past the Depot.The Depot building has seen two renovations, one from 1980-1983, funded by concerned citizens and local businesses, and the other from 2005-2006, funded through grants from the South Carolina Highway Commission (ANATS) and Anderson County. The Depot was completely upgraded and rehabilitated and dedicated to the community in October 2006. The historic Belton Train Depot now houses the Ruth Drake Museum, the South Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame, a performance and meeting venue, and an exhibition gallery with coffee shop.

SOURCE: Belton Depot

 

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The depot looks to be in excellent condition.
Appreciate the instersting background info.
Thanks for your posting.
ALLEN

Was there a class I railroad as the carrier here?

Victor A. Baird
http://www.erstwhilepublications.com

Southern Railway

Belton was also served by the Blue Ridge Railway.  One of Southern Railway's sleeping car lines was between Columbia and Atlanta.  Sleeping cars from Columbia to Atlanta traveled 34.5 miles on the Blue Ridge Railway from Belton to Seneca, where they were attached to a through train on the Washington-Atlanta main line.



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Here's the sign that stands just outside the old depot

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It seems funny a historical naration would never mention the Southern.

Victor A. Baird
http://www.erstwhilepublications.com

wabash2800 Wrote:
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> It seems funny a historical naration would never
> mention the Southern.
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> Victor A. Baird
> http://www.erstwhilepublications.com


Here is the other side of the historal marker as well as the plaque on the bhilding

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Thanks much BanJoe. That is more like it. The "continued on the other side" was too small for me to read in the first image.

Victor A. Baird
http://www.erstwhilepublications.com



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