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The Piedmont & Northern Railway (reporting mark PN) was a heavy electric interurban company operating over two disconnected divisions in North and South Carolina. Tracks spanned 128 miles (206 km) total between the two segments, with the northern division running 24 miles (39 km) from Charlotte, to Gastonia, North Carolina, including a three-mile (5 km) spur to Belmont. The southern division main line ran 89 miles (143 km) from Greenwood to Spartanburg, South Carolina, with a 12 mi (19 km) spur to Anderson. Initially the railroad was electrified at 1500 volts DC, however, much of the electrification was abandoned when dieselisation was completed in 1954.

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  • The Piedmont & Northern Railway (reporting mark PN) was a heavy electric interurban company operating over two disconnected divisions in North and South Carolina. Tracks spanned 128 miles (206 km) total between the two segments, with the northern division running 24 miles (39 km) from Charlotte, to Gastonia, North Carolina, including a three-mile (5 km) spur to Belmont. The southern division main line ran 89 miles (143 km) from Greenwood to Spartanburg, South Carolina, with a 12 mi (19 km) spur to Anderson. Initially the railroad was electrified at 1500 volts DC, however, much of the electrification was abandoned when dieselisation was completed in 1954. Unlike similar interurban systems the Piedmont & Northern survived the Great Depression and was later absorbed into the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad in 1969. Although part of the railroad was abandoned between Greenwood and Honea Path and Belton to Anderson, much of the original system exists today as shortlines. Once part of CSX, it is now owned by the North Carolina Department of Transportation, which awarded a contract in May 2010 to Patriot Rail Corporation to restore the track and operate trains along the 12 miles (19 km) line. (en)
  • Le Piedmont and Northern Railway (sigle de l'AAR: PN) était une grosse compagnie de chemin de fer interurbain exploitant deux réseaux électrifiés, l'un en Caroline du Nord et l'autre en Caroline du Sud. La longueur totale des 2 réseaux était de 206 km. Celui du nord, mesurant 39 km, reliait Charlotte à Gastonia, Caroline du Nord, avec un embranchement de 5 km vers Belmont. Celui du sud reliait Greenwood à Spartanburg, Caroline du Sud, distants de 143 km, avec un embranchement de 50 km vers Anderson. La ligne électrifiée était alimentée en 1 500 V continu, mais une grande partie de l'électrification fut abandonnée lorsque la dieselisation fut terminée en 1954. Le service voyageur s'acheva en 1951. Le réseau fut absorbé par le Seaboard Coast Line Railroad en 1969. Le P&N fit partie des chemins de fer américains de classe I. (fr)
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  • Le Piedmont and Northern Railway (sigle de l'AAR: PN) était une grosse compagnie de chemin de fer interurbain exploitant deux réseaux électrifiés, l'un en Caroline du Nord et l'autre en Caroline du Sud. La longueur totale des 2 réseaux était de 206 km. Celui du nord, mesurant 39 km, reliait Charlotte à Gastonia, Caroline du Nord, avec un embranchement de 5 km vers Belmont. Celui du sud reliait Greenwood à Spartanburg, Caroline du Sud, distants de 143 km, avec un embranchement de 50 km vers Anderson. La ligne électrifiée était alimentée en 1 500 V continu, mais une grande partie de l'électrification fut abandonnée lorsque la dieselisation fut terminée en 1954. Le service voyageur s'acheva en 1951. Le réseau fut absorbé par le Seaboard Coast Line Railroad en 1969. Le P&N fit partie des chemi (fr)
  • The Piedmont & Northern Railway (reporting mark PN) was a heavy electric interurban company operating over two disconnected divisions in North and South Carolina. Tracks spanned 128 miles (206 km) total between the two segments, with the northern division running 24 miles (39 km) from Charlotte, to Gastonia, North Carolina, including a three-mile (5 km) spur to Belmont. The southern division main line ran 89 miles (143 km) from Greenwood to Spartanburg, South Carolina, with a 12 mi (19 km) spur to Anderson. Initially the railroad was electrified at 1500 volts DC, however, much of the electrification was abandoned when dieselisation was completed in 1954. (en)
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