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The company significantly grew its business during the 1950s, adding new customers such as a paper mill, chemical plants, and a pet food manufacturer. A major grain elevator opened in Pascagoula in 1961, providing more business for the railroad. The Mississippi Export Railroad was featured in 1974 on the news program On the Road. [3]
Alabama and Mississippi Railroad: A&M 1902 1921 Mississippi and Alabama Railroad, Mississippi Export Railroad: Alabama and Vicksburg Railway: A&V IC: 1889 1959 Illinois Central Railroad: Arkansas City and Grenada Railroad: C&G: 1872 1873 Greenville, Columbus and Birmingham Railroad: Avera and Northeastern Railroad: 1929 1933 Batesville ...
Elkhart and Western Railroad (EWR) Ellis and Eastern Company (EE) Elwood, Joliet & Southern Railroad (EJSR) Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad (ELS) Evansville Western Railway (EVWR) Everett Railroad (EV) Fairfield Southern Company (FS) Falls Road Railroad (FRR) Farmrail Corporation (FMRC) FFG&C Railroad (FFGC) Finger Lakes Railway (FGLK ...
The Mississippian Railway was established in 1923 primarily to haul lumber products from Fulton south to the interchange with the Frisco Railway in Amory.. In 1944 a bentonite plant was built in Smithville to take advantage of a large deposit discovered there which led to a surge in business for the line and its nickname The Bentonite Road.
The 21.66 mile railroad line was purchased from the Illinois Central Railroad by the Mississippi Department of Transportation and leased to the Kosciusko & Southwestern Railway. The company once specialized in transporting wood products from local woodyards, but after 2005 existed entirely by storing surplus freight cars for large leasing ...
As of 2023 there are just four American owned Class I freight railroad companies and one passenger railroad company (Amtrak). The list also includes two Canadian-owned Class I freight railroads, both of which have trackage in the US, and one, CPKC, has trackage in Mexico. [1] [2] Amtrak; BNSF Railway; Canadian National Railway
On March 31, 1986, MidSouth Rail Corp. was created to purchase 373 miles (600 km) of Illinois Central Gulf Railroad (ICG), with start up operations on April 1, 1986. Edward L. Moyers served as the railroad's first president. [2]
MRS - Manufacturers Railway Company; Anheuser-Busch; MRSX - Mile-High Railcar Services; MS - Michigan Shore Railroad; MSAZ - National Motor Freight Traffic Association; MSC - Illinois Central Gulf Railroad (Mississippi Central, Hattiesburg to Natchez) MSCI - Mississippi Central Railroad (Oxford to Grand Jct) MSCU - Mediterranean Shipping Company