W Line (Norfolk Southern)

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The W Line is a railroad line owned and operated by the Norfolk Southern Railway in the U.S. states of North Carolina and South Carolina. It runs from Asheville, North Carolina southeasterly via Spartanburg, South Carolina to Columbia, South Carolina,^[1] but the portion northwest of Landrum, South Carolina^[2] (over the Saluda Grade) has been closed since December 2001.

[edit] References

1. ^ Federal Railroad Administration, Highway-Rail Crossing Inventory Files
2. ^ Lori Sondov, Activists launch effort to rescue piece of history in hopes of restoring railroad service thru the Tryon - Saluda area, Greer Citizen, January 8, 2003