Private company

Branchville and Bowman Railroad

The Branchville and Bowman Railroad was a shortline railroad that began just after Reconstruction and survived until the mid-1920s. The Branchville and Bowman Railroad, was a successor of sorts of the Smoak tramway, a three-foot gauge wooden-railed logging line built in 1884, which served the Smoak family mill in Branchville, South Carolina.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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The Branchville and Bowman Railroad was a shortline railroad that began just after Reconstruction and survived until the mid-1920s.2

Timeline

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