Trolley Run History
Trolleys are usually associated with San Francisco, California, not Aiken, South Carolina. But there was a time in the early 1900s when the trolley running from Augusta, through North Augusta and out to Aiken was the talk of the community.
The Augusta-Aiken Railway Company owned the trolley line and the bright red wooden trolley that traveled its route. The trolley was fitted with 48 to 52 seats upholstered in cane, and outfitted with curtains in its windows. The trolley originally traveled only from North Augusta across the Savannah River to downtown Augusta, but in the early 1900’s, Augusta-Aiken Railway extended its route through Horse Creek Valley and out to Aiken. A trip from North Augusta all the way to Aiken cost riders only 25 cents.
On Sunday afternoons, families would often enjoy a trolley ride together. A favorite treat for the children was for their parents to disembark at their destination and leave the children on the trolley with the motormen to enjoy a few more miles. The children enjoyed the adventure, the parents enjoyed their visits, and the motormen always got everyone home in time for Sunday dinner.
The trolley line closed in 1929 when it could no longer compete with the new automobiles and new train lines. However, the role it played in the rich history of Aiken was not forgotten, and the county paid tribute to the memories by naming the street running through the area near the Aiken trolley station Trolley Line Road.
In the same spirit of those Sunday afternoon trolley rides with the family, Trolley Run Station will be a community that, like the trolley before it, puts every amenity within reach and generates the same opportunities for families. How fitting it is, then, that the name of the new development should reflect the charm of Aiken’s past and point to its exciting future. The name of the new community will be Trolley Run Station, “The Sweet Spot of the South.”
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