Until 1959 the Southern Railway's Skyland Special (Asheville, North Carolina - Jacksonville, Florida) made a stop in Columbia's Union Station. Until 1966 the Southern Railway's Augusta Special went north from Columbia Union Station to New York City via Charlotte, North Carolina and went west to Augusta, Georgia's Union Station, where passengers could make connections to Georgia Railroad trains to Atlanta, Georgia. The Charleston branch of the Southern's Carolina Special made a stop in Columbia.Official Guide to the Railways, December 1966, Southern Railway section, Table 4Official Guide to the Railways, December 1966, Georgia Railroad section Until 1954 a regional Atlantic Coast Line Railroad train went to Florence and Wilmington.
Until 1959 the Southern Railway's Skyland Special (Asheville, North Carolina - Jacksonville, Florida) made a stop in Columbia's Union Station. Until 1966 the Sout.hern Railway's Augusta Special went north from Columbia Union Station to New York City via Charlotte, North Carolina and went west to Augusta, Georgia's Union Station, where passengers could make connections to Georgia Railroad trains to Atlanta, Georgia. The Charleston branch of the Southern's Carolina Special made a stop in Columbia.Official Guide to the Railways, December 1966, Southern Railway section, Table 4Official Guide to the Railways, December 1966, Georgia Railroad section Until 1954 a regional Atlantic Coast Line Railroad train went to Florence and Wilmington