Meridian Speedway

Meridian Speedway
Overview
Parent company
LocaleLouisiana / Mississippi
Dates of operation2005 (2005)–present
PredecessorsVicksburg Route
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length320 mi (510 km)

The Meridian Speedway is a 320-mile (510 km) span of railroad track between Shreveport, Louisiana and Meridian, Mississippi. An important rail link between the Southeastern and Southwestern United States, it is operated as a joint venture of Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), which owns 70% of the partnership;[1] and Alabama Great Southern Railroad, a subsidiary of Norfolk Southern Railway (NS).[2]

  1. ^ "Form 10-K" (PDF). Kansas City Southern Railway. February 3, 2023. p. 26.
  2. ^ "Kansas City Southern and Norfolk Southern Close on Meridian Speedway Joint Venture". Business Wire. 2006. Retrieved August 12, 2008.