Railroads

Spartanburg has been a crossroads of rail traffic since the middle of the nineteenth century. The Station, built in 1904, was the hub of activity in the Hub City. Three separate rail companies used the station. Passengers often had to scramble from one side of the station to the other to catch the right train. This view of the station dates from the late 1920s. The Magnolia Street Cemetery would be to the right of the train lines seen here. Demolition of the depot began in 1971. The city has recently revitalized the entire depot area. The Spartanburg Convention & Visitors Bureau Visitors Center is now located here.

This railroad yard contains four train engines. It may be a terminal for the central logging railroad which at the beginning of the 20th century was the Georgetown and Western Railroad. For more information see The History of Georgetown County, South Carolina by George C. Rogers, Jr., page 499.