The South Carolina Railroad Museum's mission is the preservation and interpretation of railroading in South Carolina.

This Corporation is organized and is to be operated exclusively for educational and scientific purposes, including, but without derogating from the generality of the forgoing:

(a) Collecting and preserving historical data, materials and equipment,pertaining to railroads of all kinds, and wherever situated with special emphasis on those railroads serving the State of South Carolina and the Southeastern United States;

(b) organizing, maintaining, and supporting an operating transportation museum;

(c) teaching the history of this country and the contributions that various modes of transportation have made and are making towards its development, both to members of the Corporation and to the general public;

(d) educating the members of the Corporation and the general public on the subject often, and future modes of transportation in this country, with special emphasis on railroads.