Transload Facilities in South Carolina
50 transload facilities across 30 cities in South Carolina. Transload sites move bulk freight between railcar and truck, which is what lets a shipper reach a customer with no rail siding of their own.
Served by NS, CSX, LC, PR, CLNA, CPDR, ECBR, GRLW and 5 more. Most-listed commodities: Lumber, Steel, Minerals, Plastics (Dry), Chemicals (Dry), Chemicals (Liq).
Cities in South Carolina
North Charleston (8) · Charleston (4) · Chester (4) · Greenville (3) · Spartanburg (3) · Laurens (2) · Orangeburg (2) · West Columbia (2) · Anderson (1) · Bennettsville (1) · Blacksburg (1) · Chapin (1) · Columbia (1) · Conway (1) · Darlington (1) · Fort Lawn (1) · Gaston (1) · Georgetown (1) · Goose Creek (1) · Hampton (1) · Hanahan (1) · Huger (1) · Kinsler (1) · Ladson (1) · Lancaster (1) · Middleton (1) · Moncks Corner (1) · Starr (1) · Williamston (1) · Winnsboro (1)
Facilities
Commodity detail is confirmed for 30 of 50 sites and capability detail for 12. Filtering by either hides sites we have not verified yet rather than sites that lack it — call us and we will confirm any of them.
| Facility | City | Railroad | Commodities | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spartan Logistics North SC |
Anderson, SC | NS† | Not published — worth a call | |
| Pee Dee River Railway Sterling Transport Transload |
Bennettsville, SC | PDRR, CSX | Not published — worth a call | |
| Pax Industries Transload |
Blacksburg, SC | CLNA | Not published — worth a call | |
| R.J. Corman Columbia Yard |
Chapin, SC | CSX | Not published — worth a call | |
| Palmetto Railways | Charleston, SC | CSX, NS | Not published — worth a call | |
| Shipyard River Terminal-Kinder Morgan | Charleston, SC | NS | Lumber, Minerals, Steel* | |
| South Carolina Ports — Columbus Street Terminal Verified Capabilities: Breakbulk, Warehousing, Vessel-Rail Transload · Port terminal — Breakbulk steel: wire rod, coils, billets; on-dock rail warehouses — on-dock breakbulk warehousing and vessel/rail transfer — rail: CSX, NS |
Charleston, SC | CSX, NS | Steel | |
| Transflo CSXT Verified Capabilities: Air Compressor, Blower, Bulk Conveyor, Liquid Pumps, Portable Vacuum, Sampling Services, Scale |
Charleston, SC | CSX† | Acids, Chemicals (Dry), Chemicals (Liq), Foods (Dry), Foods (Liq), Frac Sand, Minerals, Petroleum Products, Plastics (Dry) | |
| Bulkmatic | Chester, SC | CSX† | Not published — worth a call | |
| Carolina Gypsum LLC | Chester, SC | LC, NS | Lumber* | |
| Chester Rock Transload Track | Chester, SC | LC, CSX, NS | Lumber, Minerals, Plastics (Dry), Steel* | |
| East Chester Transload Track | Chester, SC | LC, CSX, NS | Lumber, Minerals, Plastics (Dry), Steel* | |
| Norfolk Southern TBT (RSI Logistics) Verified Capabilities: Air Compressor, Blower, Hot Water Heating, Liquid Pumps, Portable Vacuum, Sampling Services, Scale, Steam Heating, Tank Trailer Cleaning |
Columbia, SC | CSX† | Acids, Chemicals (Dry), Chemicals (Liq), Foods (Dry), Foods (Liq), Frac Sand, Lumber, Minerals, Petroleum Products, Plastics (Dry), Steel | |
| RJ Corman (RSI Logistics) Verified | Conway, SC | RJCS† | Chemicals (Dry), Frac Sand, Lumber, Minerals, Plastics (Dry), Steel | |
| South Carolina Central Railroad (SCRF) Genesee & Wyoming railroad — transloading, switching, storage services |
Darlington, SC | SCRF† | Not published — worth a call | |
| Fort Lawn Transload Track | Fort Lawn, SC | LC, CSX, NS | Lumber, Minerals, Plastics (Dry), Steel* | |
| Bulkmatic | Gaston, SC | CSX† | Not published — worth a call | |
| RSI Logistics Verified Capabilities: Air Compressor, Auger, Blending Meters, Blower, Bulk Conveyor, Gravity (Trestle), Portable Vacuum, Sampling Services, Scale |
Georgetown, SC | CSX† | Acids, Chemicals (Dry), Chemicals (Liq), Foods (Dry), Foods (Liq), Frac Sand, Lumber, Minerals, Petroleum Products, Plastics (Dry), Steel | |
| Harbor Logistics Premier Logistics Facility |
Goose Creek, SC | USG† | Not published — worth a call | |
| Chempak International Inc Verified Capabilities: Air Compressor, Blower, Liquid Pumps, Scale, Steam Heating |
Greenville, SC | CSX† | Chemicals (Dry), Chemicals (Liq), Petroleum Products | |
| Eastern Distribution Inc. | Greenville, SC | NS | Lumber* | |
| Transflo CSXT Verified Capabilities: Air Compressor, Blower, Bulk Conveyor, Liquid Pumps, Portable Vacuum, Sampling Services, Scale |
Greenville, SC | NS† | Acids, Chemicals (Dry), Chemicals (Liq), Foods (Dry), Foods (Liq), Frac Sand, Minerals, Petroleum Products, Plastics (Dry) | |
| Palmetto Railways - Salkehatchie Subdivision | Hampton, SC | CSX | Not published — worth a call | |
| Premier Logistics Solutions Harbor Logistics / NOVA Infrastructure |
Hanahan, SC | — | Not published — worth a call | |
| Palmetto Railways - Charity Church | Huger, SC | ECBR, CSX | Steel* | |
| Columbia NS TBT | Kinsler, SC | NS | Lumber, Minerals, Steel* | |
| Brown Distribution Centers Inc. | Ladson, SC | NS | Lumber, Steel* | |
| Lancaster Transload Track | Lancaster, SC | LC, CSX, NS | Lumber, Minerals, Plastics (Dry), Steel* | |
| Carolina Piedmont Railroad (CPDR) Genesee & Wyoming railroad — transloading, switching, storage services |
Laurens, SC | — | Not published — worth a call | |
| Spartan Logistics SC Warehouse |
Laurens, SC | CPDR† | Not published — worth a call | |
| A&R Transport Inc Verified Capabilities: Blower, Sampling Services, Scale |
Middleton, SC | — | Plastics (Dry) | |
| Quantix Charleston Facility | Moncks Corner, SC | CSX | Plastics (Dry)* | |
| Carver Maritime Charleston | North Charleston, SC | CSX, NS | Minerals* | |
| Lineage Charleston Remount Road |
North Charleston, SC | CSX, NS | Not published — worth a call | |
| Odfjell Terminals Verified Capabilities: Liquid Pumps, Liquid Storage Tanks, Sampling Services, Scale, Steam Heating |
North Charleston, SC | PR† | Acids, Chemicals (Liq), Foods (Liq), Petroleum Products | |
| Palmetto Railways — Navy Base Terminal Navy Base Terminal / Navy Base Intermodal Facility |
North Charleston, SC | CSX, NS | Not published — worth a call | |
| Palmetto Railways — Remount Road former Navy base |
North Charleston, SC | CSX, NS | Not published — worth a call | |
| Ray-Mont Logistics - Charleston | North Charleston, SC | CSX, NS | Not published — worth a call | |
| Sunland Logistics Solutions Capabilities: Blending Meters, Hot Water Heating, Liquid Storage Tanks, Sampling Services, Scale |
North Charleston, SC | NS | Chemicals (Dry), Chemicals (Liq) | |
| TRANSFLO Charleston | North Charleston, SC | PR† | Not published — worth a call | |
| Cellmark | Orangeburg, SC | NS | Lumber* | |
| Universal Trade Solutions Capabilities: Bulk Conveyor, Scale |
Orangeburg, SC | NS | Lumber, Minerals, Steel | |
| Norfolk Southern TBT (RSI Logistics) Verified Capabilities: Air Compressor, Blower, Hot Water Heating, Liquid Pumps, Portable Vacuum, Sampling Services, Scale, Steam Heating, Tank Trailer Cleaning |
Spartanburg, SC | CSX† | Acids, Chemicals (Dry), Chemicals (Liq), Foods (Dry), Foods (Liq), Frac Sand, Minerals, Petroleum Products, Plastics (Dry) | |
| Spartanburg NS TBT | Spartanburg, SC | NS | Lumber, Minerals, Steel* | |
| Upstate Logistics & Distribution | Spartanburg, SC | NS | Lumber, Steel* | |
| Spartan Logistics | Starr, SC | PICK† | Not published — worth a call | |
| CSX Dixiana Automotive Distribution Center | West Columbia, SC | CSX | Not published — worth a call | |
| DSV Global Transport and Logistics | West Columbia, SC | NS | Lumber* | |
| Greenville & Western Railway Co LLC | Williamston, SC | GRLW | Lumber, Plastics (Dry)* | |
| ATOM Rail Winnsboro Transload Facility Capabilities: Bulk Conveyor, Liquid Pumps |
Winnsboro, SC | NS | Chemicals (Dry), Chemicals (Liq), Lumber, Steel |
* Commodities listed by a railroad directory; may not be the operator’s full range. Railroads are from the railroads’ own network directories where published; † = nearest line on the federal rail map, not confirmed by the railroad.
Operators: claim or update your listing · post railcar storage capacity
Listings are compiled from published and public sources and are provided for reference. Steel Wheel Logistics does not own or operate these facilities, and a listing does not imply a commercial relationship. Confirm capabilities and availability directly with the operator. Commodity lists here are not exhaustive. Some are drawn from railroad network directories that record broad categories, and many operators publish nothing at all — an empty or short list means we have no record, not that the facility cannot handle your freight. If your commodity is not shown, ask them, or ask us and we will find out.
Planning a move through South Carolina?
A listing is a starting point, not a vetted option. Tell us the lane and the commodity and we will shortlist the transloads that actually handle it, confirm capability and availability with the operator, and price the move — that is the rail department we run for shippers who do not have one. See our rail transload services, or talk to us about your lane.
Prefer to keep looking? The full Transload Directory puts every facility we track across all regions on one map, which helps when the right site is not in the state you started in. Or run an indicative estimate with the Rail Rate Quote tool — the estimator is indicative and we will talk through your lane before quoting. Need indoor storage on rail rather than outdoor bulk transfer? See the rail-served warehouse directory.
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