After many months away from this site, I decided to drop in and catch up. I am floored with the map that was submitted by SCRS (I believe) and...
While I never rode the SAL as a passenger, thus ruling out a trip on the southbound Boll Weavil, just thinking about the description brings back...
I will do so. I will check up on how to get it on here. I will be in Charleston on business soon and might request a meeting with you and Buddy.
While not directly involved in this part of the thread, I am happy to report that I am the recipient of many letters (yesterday), mostly from the...
REA-different subject When I was young, my dad would take me to old North Station just to see the ACL traffic. I have some memories of it. When...
I was in Detroit on Wednesday and traveld by car to Toledo, Ohio for a business meeting yesterday, Thursday. Earlier, back in January, I posted a...
I just saw in a Charleston history book where a building (about where the fountian is located on the downtown waterfront) burned in June 1955. I...
Dave, A review of the map, which is limited in its Johns Island coverage, shows that the SAL goes to a double track siding, for what looks to be...
Ok, I now have my 1958 USCS map in front of me. Here is what I see. From the south, the ACL tracks break at a point just below Red Top (actually...
As a young boy, we lived West of the Ashley and often went up to North Station to see the the ACL trains. My father worked for Westvaco and when...
Ok, thanks on the Lines South article. To anyone: I have been working on this tonight and I have a question. Did the ACL ever operate...
SCRS, No other information here other than I too recall all of those industries along the Ashley that you cited. I lived West of the Ashley and...
Now that you bring this up, I have a clear memory of almost all of the tracts that you mentioned in and around the market and down on the wharf...
Ok, thanks, I am square now. I do recall the fertilizer plant and can still see it in my mind. Factually though, when I saw a train on this...
Buddy, As you are aware, I am trying to piece together my grandfathers ACL heritage. I know he worked many years with the ACL and I know that...
I am thinking, I a thinking hard. I bet that is the same pond we rode our bikes to (from Rotherwood/Stono Park) and threw the old "cherry bombs"...
CSXDixieLine, The ACL tracks dead ended at Albemarle Point after crossing Folly Rd. and did not cross the river. The only two RR bridges were...
We moved into Rotherwood in 1958 so that I could attend Stono Park. Our house was new and was built by Wibur Varn. My street, Cross Street, was...
First Post-ACL/SAL West of the Ashley I was very happy when I stumbled into this, so happy in fact that I joined such that I could participate. I...
