List of Mississippi railroads
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  • Alabama and Gulf Coast Railway
    Alabama and Gulf Coast Railway
    The Alabama and Gulf Coast Railway is one of several Class III short-line railroad companies owned by RailAmerica, Inc. It operates of track from the Pensacola, Florida export terminals, west of downtown, north to Columbus, Mississippi, with trackage rights along BNSF Railway to Amory, Mississippi...

     (AGR)
  • Alabama Southern Railroad
    Alabama Southern Railroad
    The Alabama Southern Railroad is a class III railroad that operates in the southern United States.ABS is one of several short line railroads owned by the Watco Companies....

     (ABS)
  • BNSF Railway
    BNSF Railway
    The BNSF Railway is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. It is one of seven North American Class I railroads and the second largest freight railroad network in North America, second only to the Union Pacific Railroad, its primary...

     (BNSF)
  • Canadian National Railway
    Canadian National Railway
    The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....

     (CN) through subsidiary Illinois Central Railroad
    Illinois Central Railroad
    The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

     (IC)
  • Columbus and Greenville Railway
    Columbus and Greenville Railway
    There have been two uses of Columbus and Greenville Railway, both for the same rail line.-Original Columbus and Greenville:The first Columbus and Greenville Railway was formed by the sale of the Southern Railway operated Southern Railway in Mississippi, to local interests...

     (CAGY)
  • CSX Transportation
    CSX Transportation
    CSX Transportation operates a Class I railroad in the United States known as the CSX Railroad. It is the main subsidiary of the CSX Corporation. The company is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, and owns approximately 21,000 route miles...

     (CSXT)
  • Gloster Southern Railroad
    Gloster Southern Railroad
    The Gloster Southern Railroad is a United States shortline railroad that operates in Mississippi and Louisiana. The GLSR began operation in 1986 and provides freight service from Gloster, Mississippi, to the Illinois Central Railroad interchange at Slaughter, Louisiana.The line was owned by...

     (GLSR)
  • Golden Triangle Railroad
    Golden Triangle Railroad
    The Golden Triangle Railroad is a railway in central Mississippi, totalling in length. The GTRA interchanges with the Kansas City Southern Railway at Columbus, Mississippi, and with Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Norfolk Southern via trackage rights over the KCS.The GTRA serves a Weyerhaeuser...

     (GTRA)
  • Great River Railroad
    Great River Railroad
    The Great River Railroad is a 30 mile long shortline railroad that runs from Rosedale to a connection with the Columbus and Greenville Railway in Greenville, Mississippi....

     (GTR) [Abandoned]
  • Grenada Railway (GRYR)
  • Kansas City Southern Railway
    Kansas City Southern Railway
    The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states...

     (KCS)
  • Kosciusko and Southwestern Railway
    Kosciusko and Southwestern Railway
    The Kosciusko Railway was formed to operate the former Aberdeen District of the Illinois Central Railroad between Aberdeen Junction and Munsons Crossing, Mississippi...

     (KSRY) [Abandoned]
  • Luxapalila Valley Railroad
    Luxapalila Valley Railroad
    Luxapalila Valley Railroad operates of track between Columbus, Mississippi, and Belk, Alabama.LXVR was incorporated in 1996, and was previously a subsidiary of CAGY Industries which owned several railroads in the Southeastern United States. In 2008, CAGY was purchased by Genesee & Wyoming Inc.,...

     (LXVR)
  • M&B Railroad (MNBR)
  • Meridian Southern Railway
    Meridian Southern Railway
    Meridian Southern Railway , in east Mississippi, USA, is a short line freight railroad linking Meridian, and Waynesboro, Mississippi and intermediate stations. The railroad is connected to the national rail network by its connection to the Kansas City Southern Railway at Meridian...

     (MDS)
  • Mississippi Central Railroad
    Mississippi Central Railroad
    Mississippi Central Railroad may refer to:*Mississippi Central Railroad , a line from Oxford, Mississippi to Grand Junction, Tennessee owned by Pioneer Railcorp...

     (MSCI)
  • Mississippi Delta Railroad
    Mississippi Delta Railroad
    The Mississippi Delta Railroad is a shortline railroad company operating from Swan Lake to Jonestown, Mississippi, a distance of ; the railroad interchanges with the Illinois Central at Swan Lake. Currently the railroad is owned by Coahoma County and was a former subsidiary of Gulf and Ohio...

     (MSDR)
  • Mississippi Export Railroad (MSE)
  • Mississippi and Skuna Valley Railroad
    Mississippi and Skuna Valley Railroad
    The Mississippi & Skuna Valley Railroad was incorporated on June 1st, 1925 and extends 21 miles from a connection with the Grenada Railway at Bruce Junction in Coffeeville, MS to serve a hardwood mill in Bruce, MS....

     (MSV)[Abandoned]
  • Mississippi Southern Railroad (MSR)
  • Mississippi Tennessee Railroad
    Mississippi Tennessee Railroad
    The Mississippi Tennessee Railroad is a 27 mile long shortline railroad that runs from New Albany to Falkner, MS, and previously extended from Houston, Mississippi to Middleton, Tennessee along former Gulf, Mobile and Ohio trackage....

     (MTNR)
  • Mississippian Railway Cooperative (MSRW)
  • Natchez Railway (NTZR)
  • Norfolk Southern Railway
    Norfolk Southern Railway
    The Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I railroad in the United States, owned by the Norfolk Southern Corporation. With headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia, the company operates 21,500 route miles in 22 eastern states, the District of Columbia and the province of Ontario, Canada...

     (NS) including subsidiary Alabama Great Southern Railroad
    Alabama Great Southern Railroad
    The Alabama Great Southern Railroad is a railroad in the U.S. states of Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. It is an operating subsidiary of the Norfolk Southern Corporation , running southwest from Chattanooga to New Orleans through Birmingham and Meridian...

     (AGS)
  • Old Augusta Railroad (OAR)
  • Port Bienville Railroad
    Port Bienville Railroad
    The Port Bienville Railroad is a class III railroad operating in Mississippi.All mainline rail operated by PBVR has 286,000 pound gross-weight-on-rail capability. PBVR can store up to 429 rail cars at any one time. Multi-modal warehouse and trans-load facilities are available...

     (PBVR)
  • Redmont Railway
    Redmont Railway
    The Redmont Railway operates a segment of railroad that is leased from the Mississippi-Alabama Railroad Authority and operated by Sunshine Mills that runs between Corinth, Mississippi, and Red Bay, Alabama. Primary products hauled included grain and custom trucks...

     (RRCI)
  • R.J. Corman Railroad/Tennessee Terminal (RJCK)
  • Tishomingo Railroad (TISH)
  • Vicksburg Southern Railroad
    Vicksburg Southern Railroad
    The Vicksburg Southern Railroad is a shortline railroad in and near Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States, owned by Watco. It connects with the Kansas City Southern Railway's Meridian Speedway in Vicksburg, and stretches north to Redwood and south to Cedars...

     (VSOR)
  • West Tennessee Railroad
    West Tennessee Railroad
    The West Tennessee Railroad is a shortline railroad in the Southern U.S., connecting Corinth, Mississippi to Fulton, Kentucky via western Tennessee. The company began operating in 1984 on a part of the former Mobile and Ohio Railroad main line between Jackson and Kenton, Tennessee...

     (WTNN)

Defunct railroads

Name Mark
Reporting mark
A reporting mark is a two-, three-, or four-letter alphabetic code used to identify owners or lessees of rolling stock and other equipment used on the North American railroad network. The marks are stenciled on each piece of equipment, along with a one-to-six-digit number, which together uniquely...

SystemThis is one or more of the Class I railroad
Class I railroad
A Class I railroad in the United States and Mexico, or a Class I rail carrier in Canada, is a large freight railroad company, as classified based on operating revenue.Smaller railroads are classified as Class II and Class III...

s that the railroad became part of, if any.
From To Successor Notes
Alabama Central Railroad SOU 1871 1881 East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad
The East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad was a rail transport system that operated in the southeastern United States during the late 19th century...

Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad SOU 1868 1877 Alabama Great Southern Railroad
Alabama Great Southern Railroad
The Alabama Great Southern Railroad is a railroad in the U.S. states of Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. It is an operating subsidiary of the Norfolk Southern Corporation , running southwest from Chattanooga to New Orleans through Birmingham and Meridian...

Alabama and Mississippi Railroad A&M 1902 1921 Mississippi and Alabama Railroad, Mississippi Export Railroad
Alabama and Vicksburg Railway A&V IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1889 1959 Illinois Central Railroad
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

Arkansas City and Grenada Railroad C&G
Columbus and Greenville Railway
There have been two uses of Columbus and Greenville Railway, both for the same rail line.-Original Columbus and Greenville:The first Columbus and Greenville Railway was formed by the sale of the Southern Railway operated Southern Railway in Mississippi, to local interests...

1872 1873 Greenville, Columbus and Birmingham Railroad
Avera and Northeastern Railroad 1929 1933 N/A
Batesville Southwestern Railroad
Batesville Southwestern Railroad
The Batesville Southwestern Railroad was a shortline railroad established in 1910 and built jointly by Illinois Central Railroad and R. J. Darnell, a local lumber mill owner. Construction of the line started in 1911 and was completed in 1914. The line extended from Batesville, MS to Crowder, MS and...

BSW IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1910 1930 N/A
Bonhomie and Hattiesburg Southern Railroad 1923 1972 Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Boyle and Sunflower River Railroad IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1896 1900 Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad
The Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad was incorporated in 1882 and was part of the Illinois Central Railroad system . Construction began in Jackson, Mississippi, and continued to Yazoo City, Mississippi. The line was later expanded through the Mississippi Delta and on to Memphis, Tennessee...

Brookhaven and Pearl River Railway IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1904 1911 Mississippi Valley Company
Burlington Northern Inc. BN 1980 1981 Burlington Northern Railroad
Burlington Northern Railroad
The Burlington Northern Railroad was a United States-based railroad company formed from a merger of four major U.S. railroads. Burlington Northern operated between 1970 and 1996....

Burlington Northern Railroad
Burlington Northern Railroad
The Burlington Northern Railroad was a United States-based railroad company formed from a merger of four major U.S. railroads. Burlington Northern operated between 1970 and 1996....

BN 1981 1996 Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway
Canton, Aberdeen and Nashville Railroad IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1882 1953 Illinois Central Railroad
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

Canton and Carthage Railroad C&CA 1927 1960 N/A
Canton and Jackson Railroad IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1841 1852 New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Railroad
Canton, Kosciusko, Aberdeen and Tuscumbia Railroad IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1852 1853 New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Railroad
Central Mississippi Railroad IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1877 1878 Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans Railroad
Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans Railroad IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1878 1951 Illinois Central Railroad
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

Chickawsaha and Jackson Railroad 1892 1914 Chicora and Northwestern Railway
Chicora and Northwestern Railway 1914 1931 N/A
Clinton and Vicksburg Railroad IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1831 1833 Commercial and Railroad Bank of Vicksburg
Columbia, Lumberton and Gulf Railroad IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1894 1900 Gulf and Ship Island Railroad
Gulf and Ship Island Railroad
The Gulf and Ship Island Railroad was constructed in the state of Mississippi, USA, at the turn of the 20th century to open a vast expanse of southern yellow pine forests for commercial harvest. In spite of economic uncertainty, entrepreneurs William H. Hardy and Joseph T. Jones successfully...

Columbia and Silver Creek Railroad
Columbia and Silver Creek Railroad
The Columbia and Silver Creek Railroad was a shortline railroad formerly operating between a connection with the Illinois Central at Silver Creek to Columbia, . Later the railroad shifted location from the Columbia line to a branch from Taylorsville to Soso, Mississippi and was owned by Richard...

CLSL 1982 1988 Gloster Southern Railroad
Gloster Southern Railroad
The Gloster Southern Railroad is a United States shortline railroad that operates in Mississippi and Louisiana. The GLSR began operation in 1986 and provides freight service from Gloster, Mississippi, to the Illinois Central Railroad interchange at Slaughter, Louisiana.The line was owned by...

Columbus, Fayette and Decatur Railroad C&G
Columbus and Greenville Railway
There have been two uses of Columbus and Greenville Railway, both for the same rail line.-Original Columbus and Greenville:The first Columbus and Greenville Railway was formed by the sale of the Southern Railway operated Southern Railway in Mississippi, to local interests...

1881 1881 Georgia Pacific Railway
Georgia Pacific Railway
The Georgia Pacific Railway was chartered on December 31, 1881, consolidating the Georgia Western Railroad and the Georgia Pacific Railroad Company of Alabama. Constructed between 1882 and 1889, the Georgia Pacific connected Atlanta, Georgia, and Greenville, Mississippi...

Columbus and Greenville Railroad C&G C&G, SOU 1920 1923 Columbus and Greenville Railway
Columbus and Greenville Railway
There have been two uses of Columbus and Greenville Railway, both for the same rail line.-Original Columbus and Greenville:The first Columbus and Greenville Railway was formed by the sale of the Southern Railway operated Southern Railway in Mississippi, to local interests...

Columbus and Greenville Railway
Columbus and Greenville Railway
There have been two uses of Columbus and Greenville Railway, both for the same rail line.-Original Columbus and Greenville:The first Columbus and Greenville Railway was formed by the sale of the Southern Railway operated Southern Railway in Mississippi, to local interests...

C&G C&G 1923 1972 Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Commercial and Railroad Bank of Vicksburg IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1833 1850 Vicksburg and Jackson Railroad
Corinth and Counce Railroad
Corinth and Counce Railroad
The Corinth and Counce Railroad was a Class III railroad operating freight service between Mississippi and Tennessee. The line was built in 1959, expanded in 1974 and sold in 1991 to a new owner who changed the railroad's name...

CCR 1958 1991 TennRail Corporation
Cybur, Gulf and Northwestern Railroad 1914 1918
Pearl River Valley Railroad
Pearl River Valley Railroad
The Pearl River Valley Railroad was a shortline railroad that ran from Nicholson to Picayune, Mississippi. It began operation in 1917 and was abandoned in 2007.- External links :*http://hawkinsrails.net/shortlines/prv/prv.htm...

PRV 1917 2007 N/A
DeKalb and Western Railroad DK&W, DKW 1916 1949 N/A
Delta Southern Railway C&G
Columbus and Greenville Railway
There have been two uses of Columbus and Greenville Railway, both for the same rail line.-Original Columbus and Greenville:The first Columbus and Greenville Railway was formed by the sale of the Southern Railway operated Southern Railway in Mississippi, to local interests...

1904 1921 Itta Bena and Belzoni Railroad
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad
The East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad was a rail transport system that operated in the southeastern United States during the late 19th century...

SOU 1881 1886 East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway SOU 1886 1894 Southern Railway
Ellisville and Laurel Railroad GM&O
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
The Gulf, Mobile and Ohio was a Class I railroad in the central United States whose primary routes extended from Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans, Louisiana, to St...

1902 1902 Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City Railroad
Fernwood, Columbia and Gulf Railroad 1920 1972 Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Fernwood and Gulf Railroad 1906 1920 Fernwood, Columbia and Gulf Railroad
Gainesville and Mississippi Railroad GM&O
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
The Gulf, Mobile and Ohio was a Class I railroad in the central United States whose primary routes extended from Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans, Louisiana, to St...

1852 1854 Mississippi, Gainesville and Tuscaloosa Railroad
Georgia Pacific Railway
Georgia Pacific Railway
The Georgia Pacific Railway was chartered on December 31, 1881, consolidating the Georgia Western Railroad and the Georgia Pacific Railroad Company of Alabama. Constructed between 1882 and 1889, the Georgia Pacific connected Atlanta, Georgia, and Greenville, Mississippi...

C&G
Columbus and Greenville Railway
There have been two uses of Columbus and Greenville Railway, both for the same rail line.-Original Columbus and Greenville:The first Columbus and Greenville Railway was formed by the sale of the Southern Railway operated Southern Railway in Mississippi, to local interests...

, SOU
1881 1894 Southern Railway in Mississippi
Grand Gulf and Port Gibson Railroad IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1852 1883 New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Vicksburg and Memphis Railroad
Greenville, Columbus and Birmingham Railroad C&G
Columbus and Greenville Railway
There have been two uses of Columbus and Greenville Railway, both for the same rail line.-Original Columbus and Greenville:The first Columbus and Greenville Railway was formed by the sale of the Southern Railway operated Southern Railway in Mississippi, to local interests...

1873 1881 Columbus, Fayette and Decatur Railroad
Greenville, Deer Creek and Rolling Fork Railroad C&G
Columbus and Greenville Railway
There have been two uses of Columbus and Greenville Railway, both for the same rail line.-Original Columbus and Greenville:The first Columbus and Greenville Railway was formed by the sale of the Southern Railway operated Southern Railway in Mississippi, to local interests...

1870 1880 Greenville, Columbus and Birmingham Railroad
Gulf and Chicago Railroad GM&O
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
The Gulf, Mobile and Ohio was a Class I railroad in the central United States whose primary routes extended from Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans, Louisiana, to St...

1889 1903 Gulf and Chicago Railway
Gulf and Chicago Railway GM&O
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
The Gulf, Mobile and Ohio was a Class I railroad in the central United States whose primary routes extended from Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans, Louisiana, to St...

1903 1909 New Orleans, Mobile and Chicago Railroad
Gulf and Mississippi Railroad
Gulf and Mississippi Railroad
The Gulf and Mississippi Railroad was the first regional railroad in the United States upon its creation in 1985. With over of track in the states of Mississippi, Tennessee, and Alabama it was among the largest spin-off railroads in the post-Staggers Act era. MidSouth Rail acquired the entire G&M...

GMSR 1985 1988 SouthRail Corporation
Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad
Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad
The Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad was a railroad in the Southern United States. The first World War had forced government operation upon the company; and in 1919, when it became once more a free agent, it chose Ike Tigrett to charter its new course...

GM&N GM&O
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
The Gulf, Mobile and Ohio was a Class I railroad in the central United States whose primary routes extended from Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans, Louisiana, to St...

1915 1940 Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
The Gulf, Mobile and Ohio was a Class I railroad in the central United States whose primary routes extended from Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans, Louisiana, to St...

Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
The Gulf, Mobile and Ohio was a Class I railroad in the central United States whose primary routes extended from Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans, Louisiana, to St...

GM&O GM&O 1938 1972 Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Gulf and Ship Island Railroad
Gulf and Ship Island Railroad
The Gulf and Ship Island Railroad was constructed in the state of Mississippi, USA, at the turn of the 20th century to open a vast expanse of southern yellow pine forests for commercial harvest. In spite of economic uncertainty, entrepreneurs William H. Hardy and Joseph T. Jones successfully...

G&SI IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1850 1945 Illinois Central Railroad
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

Helm and Northwestern Railroad IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1904 1931 N/A
Hiwannee and Tombigbee Railroad 1906 1912 N/A
Illinois Central Railroad
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

IC IC 1883 1972 Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad ICG 1972 1988 Illinois Central Railroad
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

Itta Bena and Belzoni Railroad 1923 1928 N/A
Jackson and Brandon Railroad and Bridge Company IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1841 1852 Southern Railroad
Jackson and Brandon Railroad and Bridge Company IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1836 1838 Mississippi and Alabama Railroad
Jackson and Eastern Railway GM&O
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
The Gulf, Mobile and Ohio was a Class I railroad in the central United States whose primary routes extended from Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans, Louisiana, to St...

1916 1929 Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad
Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad
The Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad was a railroad in the Southern United States. The first World War had forced government operation upon the company; and in 1919, when it became once more a free agent, it chose Ike Tigrett to charter its new course...

Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad
Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad
The Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham Railroad is a historic railroad that operated in the southern United States.The company was created by consolidation in 1887 from a line of the same name and the Memphis and Birmingham Railway. The KCM&B operated between Memphis, Tennessee and Birmingham,...

SLSF 1886 1928 St. Louis – San Francisco Railway
Kentwood and Eastern Railroad 1922 N/A
Kentwood and Eastern Railway K&E 1906 1922 N/A
Kingston and Central Mississippi Railway GM&O
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
The Gulf, Mobile and Ohio was a Class I railroad in the central United States whose primary routes extended from Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans, Louisiana, to St...

1901 1902 Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City Railroad
Kosciusko and Southeastern Railroad 1916 1931 N/A
Leland Southwestern Railroad IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1906 1916 N/A
Liberty–White Railroad 1902 1921 N/A
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad was a Class I railroad that operated freight and passenger services in the southeast United States.Chartered by the state of Kentucky in 1850, the L&N, as it was generally known, grew into one of the great success stories of American business...

L&N L&N 1880 1983 Seaboard System Railroad
Seaboard System Railroad
The Seaboard System Railroad was a former Class I railroad created by merging the railroads of the Family Lines System. Although sharing common ownership, the railroads of the Family Lines System used different names when conducting business...

Louisville, New Orleans and Texas Railway IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1884 1892 Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad
The Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad was incorporated in 1882 and was part of the Illinois Central Railroad system . Construction began in Jackson, Mississippi, and continued to Yazoo City, Mississippi. The line was later expanded through the Mississippi Delta and on to Memphis, Tennessee...

Memphis, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad SLSF 1885 1887 Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad
Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad
The Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham Railroad is a historic railroad that operated in the southern United States.The company was created by consolidation in 1887 from a line of the same name and the Memphis and Birmingham Railway. The KCM&B operated between Memphis, Tennessee and Birmingham,...

Memphis and Charleston Railroad
Memphis and Charleston Railroad
The Memphis and Charleston Railroad, completed in 1857, was the first railroad in the United States to link the Atlantic Ocean with the Mississippi River. Chartered in 1846 the railroad ran from Memphis, Tennessee to Stevenson, Alabama through the towns of Corinth, Mississippi and Huntsville,...

SOU 1850 1898 Memphis and Charleston Railway
Memphis and Charleston Railway SOU 1898 2002 Norfolk Southern Railway
Norfolk Southern Railway
The Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I railroad in the United States, owned by the Norfolk Southern Corporation. With headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia, the company operates 21,500 route miles in 22 eastern states, the District of Columbia and the province of Ontario, Canada...

Memphis, Holly Springs and Mobile Railroad SLSF 1859 1867 Memphis, Holly Springs, Okolona and Selma Railroad
Memphis, Holly Springs, Okolona and Selma Railroad SLSF 1867 1870 Selma, Marion and Memphis Railroad
Memphis, Holly Springs and Selma Railroad SLSF 1881 1881 Memphis, Selma and Brunswick Railroad
Memphis and New Orleans Railroad and Levee Company IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1882 1887 Louisville, New Orleans and Texas Railway
Memphis, Selma and Brunswick Railroad SLSF 1881 1885 Memphis, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad
Memphis and Vicksburg Railroad IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1870 1884 Louisville, New Orleans and Texas Railway
Meridian and Bigbee Railroad MBRR, MB 1952 1997 M&B Railroad
Meridian and Bigbee River Railway 1917 1952 Meridian and Bigbee Railroad
Meridian, Brookhaven and Natchez Railroad IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1891 1946 Illinois Central Railroad
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

Meridian, Brookhaven and Natchez Railroad IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1882 1888 Illinois Central Railroad
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

Meridian and Deep Water Railway 1911 Meridian and Bigbee River Railway
Meridian and Memphis Railway M&M GM&O
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
The Gulf, Mobile and Ohio was a Class I railroad in the central United States whose primary routes extended from Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans, Louisiana, to St...

1911 1929 Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad
Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad
The Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad was a railroad in the Southern United States. The first World War had forced government operation upon the company; and in 1919, when it became once more a free agent, it chose Ike Tigrett to charter its new course...

Meridian Terminal Company GM&O
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
The Gulf, Mobile and Ohio was a Class I railroad in the central United States whose primary routes extended from Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans, Louisiana, to St...

/ IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

/ SOU
1904 1958 New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad
New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad
The New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad was a Class I railroad in Louisiana and Mississippi in the United States. The railroad operated of track from its completion in 1883 until it was absorbed by the Alabama Great Southern Railroad subsidiary of the Southern Railway in 1969.- History :The...

MidSouth Rail Corporation MSRC 1986 1993 Kansas City Southern Railway
Kansas City Southern Railway
The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states...

Minter City Southern and Western Railroad IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1904 1932 N/A
Mississippi and Alabama Railroad 1922 1950 N/A
Mississippi and Alabama Railroad IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1905 1913 Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans Railroad
Mississippi and Alabama Railroad IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1836 1841 Jackson and Brandon Railroad and Bridge Company
Mississippi Central Railroad
Mississippi Central Railroad
Mississippi Central Railroad may refer to:*Mississippi Central Railroad , a line from Oxford, Mississippi to Grand Junction, Tennessee owned by Pioneer Railcorp...

MSC IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1904 1967 Illinois Central Railroad
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

Mississippi Central Railroad
Mississippi Central Railroad
Mississippi Central Railroad may refer to:*Mississippi Central Railroad , a line from Oxford, Mississippi to Grand Junction, Tennessee owned by Pioneer Railcorp...

IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1852 1874 New Orleans, St. Louis and Chicago Railroad
Mississippi Eastern Railway ME 1903 1942 N/A
Mississippi, Gainesville and Tuscaloosa Railroad GM&O
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
The Gulf, Mobile and Ohio was a Class I railroad in the central United States whose primary routes extended from Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans, Louisiana, to St...

1854 1870 Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
The Mobile and Ohio Railroad was a railroad in the Southern U.S. The M&O was chartered in January and February 1848 by the states of Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee. It was planned to span the distance between the seaport of Mobile, Alabama and the Ohio River near Cairo, Illinois...

Mississippi and Schoona Valley Railroad 1925 1926 Mississippi and Skuna Valley Railroad
Mississippi and Skuna Valley Railroad
The Mississippi & Skuna Valley Railroad was incorporated on June 1st, 1925 and extends 21 miles from a connection with the Grenada Railway at Bruce Junction in Coffeeville, MS to serve a hardwood mill in Bruce, MS....

Mississippi Southern Railroad 1922 1932 N/A
Mississippi and Tennessee RailNet MT 1998 2003 Mississippi Tennessee Railroad
Mississippi Tennessee Railroad
The Mississippi Tennessee Railroad is a 27 mile long shortline railroad that runs from New Albany to Falkner, MS, and previously extended from Houston, Mississippi to Middleton, Tennessee along former Gulf, Mobile and Ohio trackage....

Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1852 1889 Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans Railroad
Mississippi Valley Company IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1872 1945 Illinois Central Railroad
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

Mississippi Valley and Ship Island Railroad IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1873 1883 New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Vicksburg and Memphis Railroad
Mississippi and Western Railroad 1917 1932 N/A
Mississippian Railway
Mississippian Railway
The Mississippian Railway is a short line railroad operating from Amory, Mississippi to Fulton, Mississippi. It is operated by the Mississippian Railway Cooperative.A connection is provided with BNSF Railway at Amory, Mississippi.-Sources:...

MISS 1923 1986 Mississippian Railway Cooperative
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Missouri Pacific Railroad
The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...

MP MP 1965 1982 Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Mobile, Hattiesburg and Jackson Railroad GM&O
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
The Gulf, Mobile and Ohio was a Class I railroad in the central United States whose primary routes extended from Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans, Louisiana, to St...

1888 1890 Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City Railroad
Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City Railroad GM&O
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
The Gulf, Mobile and Ohio was a Class I railroad in the central United States whose primary routes extended from Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans, Louisiana, to St...

1890 1909 New Orleans, Mobile and Chicago Railroad
Mobile and Northwestern Railroad IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1870 1889 Louisville, New Orleans and Texas Railway, Mississippi Valley Company
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
The Mobile and Ohio Railroad was a railroad in the Southern U.S. The M&O was chartered in January and February 1848 by the states of Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee. It was planned to span the distance between the seaport of Mobile, Alabama and the Ohio River near Cairo, Illinois...

GM&O
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
The Gulf, Mobile and Ohio was a Class I railroad in the central United States whose primary routes extended from Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans, Louisiana, to St...

1848 1940 Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
The Gulf, Mobile and Ohio was a Class I railroad in the central United States whose primary routes extended from Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans, Louisiana, to St...

Moss Point and Pascagoula Railroad 1894 1903 Pascagoula Street Railway and Power Company
Nashville and Mississippi Delta Railroad SOU 1890 1902 Southern Railway
Natchez, Columbia and Mobile Railroad 1892 1933 N/A
Natchez and Eastern Railway IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1906 1909 Mississippi Central Railroad
Mississippi Central Railroad
Mississippi Central Railroad may refer to:*Mississippi Central Railroad , a line from Oxford, Mississippi to Grand Junction, Tennessee owned by Pioneer Railcorp...

Natchez and Jackson Railroad IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1870 1872 Natchez, Jackson and Columbus Railroad
Natchez, Jackson and Columbus Railroad IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1872 1890 Louisville, New Orleans and Texas Railway
Natchez and Southern Railway MP
Missouri Pacific Railroad
The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...

1902 1965 Missouri Pacific Railroad
Missouri Pacific Railroad
The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...

Natchez Trace Railroad NTR 1982 1993 Mississippi Central Railroad
Mississippi Central Railroad
Mississippi Central Railroad may refer to:*Mississippi Central Railroad , a line from Oxford, Mississippi to Grand Junction, Tennessee owned by Pioneer Railcorp...

New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Vicksburg and Memphis Railroad IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1882 1884 Louisville, New Orleans and Texas Railway
New Orleans Great Northern Railroad NOGN GM&O
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
The Gulf, Mobile and Ohio was a Class I railroad in the central United States whose primary routes extended from Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans, Louisiana, to St...

1905 1933 New Orleans Great Northern Railway
New Orleans Great Northern Railway GM&O
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
The Gulf, Mobile and Ohio was a Class I railroad in the central United States whose primary routes extended from Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans, Louisiana, to St...

1933 1983 Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Railroad IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1852 1874 New Orleans, St. Louis and Chicago Railroad
New Orleans, Jackson and Northern Railroad IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1877 1878 Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans Railroad
New Orleans, Mobile and Chattanooga Railroad L&N
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad was a Class I railroad that operated freight and passenger services in the southeast United States.Chartered by the state of Kentucky in 1850, the L&N, as it was generally known, grew into one of the great success stories of American business...

1867 1871 New Orleans, Mobile and Texas Railroad
New Orleans, Mobile and Chicago Railroad GM&O
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
The Gulf, Mobile and Ohio was a Class I railroad in the central United States whose primary routes extended from Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans, Louisiana, to St...

1909 1915 Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad
Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad
The Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad was a railroad in the Southern United States. The first World War had forced government operation upon the company; and in 1919, when it became once more a free agent, it chose Ike Tigrett to charter its new course...

New Orleans, Mobile and Texas Railroad L&N
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad was a Class I railroad that operated freight and passenger services in the southeast United States.Chartered by the state of Kentucky in 1850, the L&N, as it was generally known, grew into one of the great success stories of American business...

1871 1881 Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad was a Class I railroad that operated freight and passenger services in the southeast United States.Chartered by the state of Kentucky in 1850, the L&N, as it was generally known, grew into one of the great success stories of American business...

New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad
New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad
The New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad was a Class I railroad in Louisiana and Mississippi in the United States. The railroad operated of track from its completion in 1883 until it was absorbed by the Alabama Great Southern Railroad subsidiary of the Southern Railway in 1969.- History :The...

N&NE SOU 1871 1969 Alabama Great Southern Railroad
Alabama Great Southern Railroad
The Alabama Great Southern Railroad is a railroad in the U.S. states of Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. It is an operating subsidiary of the Norfolk Southern Corporation , running southwest from Chattanooga to New Orleans through Birmingham and Meridian...

New Orleans and Northwestern Railway MP
Missouri Pacific Railroad
The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...

1884 1902 Natchez and Southern Railway
New Orleans, St. Louis and Chicago Railroad IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1874 1877 Central Mississippi Railroad, New Orleans, Jackson and Northern Railroad
North East and South West Alabama Railroad SOU 1854 1868 Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad
Oak Grove and Georgetown Railroad 1904 1927 N/A
Okolona, Houston and Calhoun City Railway O.H.&C.C. 1933 1939 N/A
Pascagoula – Moss Point Northern Railroad 1912 1915 Alabama and Mississippi Railroad
Pascagoula Northern Railroad 1909 1912 Pascagoula – Moss Point Northern Railroad
Pearl and Leaf Rivers Railroad IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1897 1904 Mississippi Central Railroad
Mississippi Central Railroad
Mississippi Central Railroad may refer to:*Mississippi Central Railroad , a line from Oxford, Mississippi to Grand Junction, Tennessee owned by Pioneer Railcorp...

Richmond and Danville Railroad
Richmond and Danville Railroad
The Richmond and Danville Railroad was chartered in Virginia in the United States in 1847. The portion between Richmond and Danville, Virginia was completed in 1856...

C&G
Columbus and Greenville Railway
There have been two uses of Columbus and Greenville Railway, both for the same rail line.-Original Columbus and Greenville:The first Columbus and Greenville Railway was formed by the sale of the Southern Railway operated Southern Railway in Mississippi, to local interests...

, SOU
1889 1894 Southern Railway
Ripley Railroad GM&O
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
The Gulf, Mobile and Ohio was a Class I railroad in the central United States whose primary routes extended from Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans, Louisiana, to St...

1871 1872 Ship Island, Ripley and Kentucky Railroad
Rosedale and Mississippi Central Railroad IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1890 1898 Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad
The Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad was incorporated in 1882 and was part of the Illinois Central Railroad system . Construction began in Jackson, Mississippi, and continued to Yazoo City, Mississippi. The line was later expanded through the Mississippi Delta and on to Memphis, Tennessee...

St. Louis – San Francisco Railway SLSF SLSF 1916 1980 Burlington Northern Inc.
St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad SLSF 1903 1916 St. Louis – San Francisco Railway
Sanoody Valley Railroad 1908 1915 DeKalb and Western Railroad
Sardis and Delta Railroad 1900 1929 N/A
Seaboard System Railroad
Seaboard System Railroad
The Seaboard System Railroad was a former Class I railroad created by merging the railroads of the Family Lines System. Although sharing common ownership, the railroads of the Family Lines System used different names when conducting business...

SBD 1983 1986 CSX Transportation
CSX Transportation
CSX Transportation operates a Class I railroad in the United States known as the CSX Railroad. It is the main subsidiary of the CSX Corporation. The company is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, and owns approximately 21,000 route miles...

Selma, Marion and Memphis Railroad SLSF 1870 1881 Memphis, Holly Springs and Selma Railroad
Ship Island, Ripley and Kentucky Railroad GM&O
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
The Gulf, Mobile and Ohio was a Class I railroad in the central United States whose primary routes extended from Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans, Louisiana, to St...

1872 1889 Gulf and Chicago Railroad
Shubuta and Southwestern Railroad 1905 1922 N/A
Southern Railroad IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1846 1867 Vicksburg and Meridian Railroad
Southern Railway SOU SOU 1894 1990 Norfolk Southern Railway
Norfolk Southern Railway
The Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I railroad in the United States, owned by the Norfolk Southern Corporation. With headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia, the company operates 21,500 route miles in 22 eastern states, the District of Columbia and the province of Ontario, Canada...

Southern Railway in Mississippi C&G
Columbus and Greenville Railway
There have been two uses of Columbus and Greenville Railway, both for the same rail line.-Original Columbus and Greenville:The first Columbus and Greenville Railway was formed by the sale of the Southern Railway operated Southern Railway in Mississippi, to local interests...

, SOU
1894 1920 Columbus and Greenville Railroad
SouthRail Corporation SR 1988 1993 Kansas City Southern Railway
Kansas City Southern Railway
The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states...

Sunflower and Eastern Railway IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1901 1930 N/A
Tallahatta Railroad 1902 1919 N/A
TennRail Corporation 1991 1993 Kansas City Southern Railway
Kansas City Southern Railway
The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states...

Vicksburg and Jackson Railroad IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1850 1857 Southern Railroad
Vicksburg and Meridian Railroad IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1867 1889 Alabama and Vicksburg Railway
Vicksburg, Pensacola and Ship Island Railroad IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1871 1873 Mississippi Valley and Ship Island Railroad
West and East Railroad IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1873 1886 Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad
The Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad was incorporated in 1882 and was part of the Illinois Central Railroad system . Construction began in Jackson, Mississippi, and continued to Yazoo City, Mississippi. The line was later expanded through the Mississippi Delta and on to Memphis, Tennessee...

West Feliciana Railroad IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1831 1888 Louisville, New Orleans and Texas Railway
Yazoo Delta Railway IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1895 1900 Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad
The Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad was incorporated in 1882 and was part of the Illinois Central Railroad system . Construction began in Jackson, Mississippi, and continued to Yazoo City, Mississippi. The line was later expanded through the Mississippi Delta and on to Memphis, Tennessee...

Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad
The Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad was incorporated in 1882 and was part of the Illinois Central Railroad system . Construction began in Jackson, Mississippi, and continued to Yazoo City, Mississippi. The line was later expanded through the Mississippi Delta and on to Memphis, Tennessee...

IC
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...

1882 1946 Illinois Central Railroad
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...



Private freight carriers
  • Albertson Great Eastern Railroad
  • Champion Lumber Company
  • Epps and Northwestern Railroad
  • Laurel and Northwestern Railroad
  • Laurel and Tallahoma Western Railway


Electric
  • Biloxi Electric Railway and Power Company
  • Gulfport and Mississippi Coast Traction Company
  • Hattiesburg Traction Company
  • Jackson Railway and Light Company
  • Jackson Light and Traction Company
  • Meridian Light and Railway Company
  • Meridian Street Railway and Power Company
  • Pascagoula Street Railway and Power Company
  • Southern Railway and Light Company
  • Southern Light and Traction Company
  • Vicksburg Railway and Light Company
  • Vicksburg Light and Traction Company
  • Vicksburg Traction Company
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