Berkeley Railroad was built by A.S. Emerson, he built a railroad from Moncks Corner and made it financially.
Emerson built a railroad from Moncks Corner to New England City, which later became known as Chicora. New England City didn't make it financially and was sold at auction in July 1906 to a local lumber company. The Berkeley Railroad was built by A.S. Emerson, an early real estate developer who wanted to promote a development he called "New England City", in Berkeley County. 
