MidSouth Rail Corporation

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MidSouth Rail Corporation
Overview
HeadquartersJackson, Mississippi
Reporting markMSRC
LocaleMississippi
Dates of operation1986–1993
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The MidSouth Rail Corporation (reporting mark MSRC) is a railroad line operated by Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS) as a result of the January 1, 1994, acquisition; KCS began operating over MidSouth's line on January 11, 1994.[1] The line ran from Shreveport, Louisiana, going east across Louisiana, and across the state of Mississippi, running through the cities of Vicksburg, Jackson, Meridian, and Artesia, Mississippi, then across the Alabama state line to Tuscaloosa, and finally (via Norfolk Southern Railway trackage rights) into Birmingham. Midsouth had two other branches, with one to Counce, Tennessee, and a disconnected line from Gulfport to Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Total mileage was 1,212 miles (1,951 km) worth of mostly former Illinois Central Gulf's east-west Shreveport - Meridian main line.

  1. ^ "The Kansas City Southern Lines". Kansas City Southern Historical Society. Archived from the original on September 28, 2006. Retrieved January 4, 2007.