[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 86 (Wednesday, June 20, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1161]
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                  HONORING CAROLINA SOUTHERN RAILROAD

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                        HON. HENRY E. BROWN, JR.

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 20, 2001

  Mr. BROWN of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of 
the Carolina Southern Railroad for its efforts and achievements in 
restoring the Blue Bastille drawbridge spanning the Intra Coastal 
Waterway in the First District of South Carolina. After one and a half 
decades standing idle, the giant drawbridge, built in 1935, will 
finally be lowered. Three vintage Pullman cars pulled by a super chief 
type locomotive at the Historic Carolina Southern Railroad Conway Depot 
will travel to Myrtle Beach where the bridge will be crossed by the 
first passenger train since 1953. The train will then continue to the 
Myrtle Beach Depot that is currently undergoing restoration by the All 
Aboard Committee. The Carolina Southern connects Myrtle Beach to 
Conway, Loris, Tabor City, Chadbourn, Whiteville, Mullins and the 
National railroad network beyond. I commend the Carolina Southern 
Railroad's Road Master, John Allison Gore, and his 20 man track crew 
who have been working feverishly to refurbish the abandoned two and a 
half miles of track into the city. I also recognize the Pippin family 
for its instrumental role in renovating the track and depot of the 
Carolina Southern Railroad. I again applaud the historic reopening by 
the Carolina Southern Railroad and acknowledge the benefits it will 
provide the citizens of South Carolina.

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