Myrtle Beach & Northern Railway

GPTKB entity

Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf railway line
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Grand_Strand
gptkbp:constructedIn Myrtle_Beach_Railway_Company
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Myrtle_Beach
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Early 20th century
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Tourism_development_in_Myrtle_Beach
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Myrtle Beach & Northern Railway
gptkbp:influencedBy Development_of_the_Grand_Strand_area
gptkbp:length approximately 30 miles
gptkbp:location gptkb:South_Carolina
gptkbp:notableEvent Closure of service in 2001
First passenger train service in 1902
Last passenger train in 1948
Acquisition_by_Atlantic_Coast_Line_Railroad
gptkbp:opened 1902
1948
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Atlantic_Coast_Line_Railroad
gptkbp:passengerCapacity Discontinued
gptkbp:railwayLine Conway_Line
Myrtle_Beach_Line
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Myrtle_Beach
gptkb:Horry_County
gptkb:South_Carolina_Railroad
Conway
Transportation history
Tourism industry
Railroad museums
Railroad preservation efforts
Historic railroads
Economic_development_in_Myrtle_Beach
Railroad_history_in_South_Carolina
gptkbp:route Available online
Myrtle_Beach_to_Conway
gptkbp:serviceType Freight
Passenger
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Carolina_Southern_Railroad
gptkbp:terminus gptkb:Myrtle_Beach
gptkb:North_Myrtle_Beach
gptkbp:track Standard gauge
gptkbp:transportation Active until 2001
gptkbp:type Shortline railway