The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-05-06
PASSENGER SERVICE.
First Passenger Over 3. r., Il w.
ODerated Last Sunday.


Ehrhardt and Walterboro railroad.
arriving from Green Pond at twelve
minutes past twelve. The train ar
rived in Bamberg with large num-
Der of passengers from Green Pond.
WATERFORD and Ehrhardt, and in
tervening points.
The road was formally turned over
to the Atlantic Coast Line railway
| company Sunday morning. Present
at the opening of the railroad were
Superintendent J. c. Murchison, OF
Charleston; Road Master Archer. of
Charleston; and the train master OF
the Coast Line, representing the A. c.
l.. Messrs. w. C. Wolfe, Joe Berry,
and Mr.. Fields, of Orangeburg. and
Messrs J. A. Williams and E. c.
HAYS. of Bamberg, were present rep
resenting the B.. E. & w. Pre"nnt
also at the opening were Mrs. Wolfe.
Mrs. Fields and Mrs. Berry.
The first train arriving in Bam-
berg left Green Pond Immediately an
ter making connection with the train
due there from Charleston at 9:35.
arriving at Ehrhardt at 11:15. The
train remained in Bamberg until
1:20, when the return trip was made.
Early Sunday morning Engineer
J. ]. Fickling, who has been operat-
| ing the freight trains between Bam-
berg and Ehrhardt, went to Ehr-
hardt, and piloted the passenger back
to Bamberg. A large party went
down on Mr.. Fickling's train, includ-
ing the officials of the B., E. & W.,
to meet the incoming train at Ehr-
hardt. The first trip was made with
out mishap, arriving about ten min
utes late. The first train carried
four passenger coaches and baggage
car.
This train began the regular pas
senger service between Bamberg and
Ehrhardt and Green Pond. The trains
will operate straight through from
Green Pond, both passengers and
freights, making close connection
| with Coast Line trains to Charleston
! and Savannah.
The new link, which connects Bam-
berg and Ehrhardt by rail, has been
| under construction for some years,
and was only recently completed. A
| few weeks ago a deal was made with
| the Atlantic Coast Line railway.
whereby that road took over the new
line, which is now known as the Wal
terboro branch, under lease propo-
sition. The road is fourteen miles in
length and traverses rich section
of country. Three stations have been
made along the lire between Bam-
berg and Ehrhaydt, Hughes, Clear
Pond, and Lemon Spur.
The new link is on the WATERFORD
branch of the Coast Line, with
Green Pond and Bamberg as the ter
minals of the branch. The distance
between Bamberg and Green Pond is
something over 81 miles.
Two passengers will be operated
daily on the branch, one each way.
And daily, except Sunday, a local
freight train will be operated, max
! ing one trip.
The passenger leaves Ehrhardt
daily at 11:15, arriving at Bamberg
at 72:01. Returning, the train
leaves Bamberg at 1920, arrives at
Ehrhardt at 2:O5, and arrives at
Green Pond at 3:45, making connec-
ton both ways with the Charleston
trains.
The freight train leaves Bamberg
in the early morning and returns in
the late afternoon. The freight car
ries a passenger COACH, which pro-
vides passengers with two trains each
way daily between Bamberg and
Green Pond and intervening points.
The opening of this road is an
achievement long looked forward to
by Bamberg people. The people of
the lower section have had no means
of getting to the county seat by rail,
except by way of Charleston. The
new road puts them in easy access
| fo Ran,borp