Mississippi Central Railroad

Mississippi Central Railroad
MSCI locomotive 1605 in Holly Springs
Overview
HeadquartersHolly Springs, MS
Reporting markMSCI
LocaleSouthern United States
Dates of operation1993–present
PredecessorIllinois Central Railroad
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Previous gauge5 ft (1,524 mm) and converted to
4 ft 9 in (1,448 mm) in 1886[1]
Length51 miles (82 km)
Other
Websitehttps://pioneerlines.com/mississippi-central-railroad-msci/
Mississippi Central Railroad
Michigan City
Lamar
Hudsonville
Waterford
Abbeville
Lafayette County Industrial Park
Airport interchange
Oxford
Taylor
Water Valley
Coffeeville

Mississippi Central Railroad (reporting mark MSCI) is a short line railroad that operates three disconnected tracks: 51 miles from Oxford, Mississippi to Grand Junction, Tennessee; 11 miles in Iuka Mississippi, and 46 miles from Corinth, Mississippi to Red Bay, Alabama. It was formerly owned by Pioneer Railcorp, which was acquired by Patriot Rail.[2] The railroad's principal commodities are aggregates and food products. The MSCI offers connections to the BNSF Railway in Holly Springs, the Norfolk Southern Railway in Grand Junction, and Canadian Pacific Kansas City in Corinth.[3][4]

Mississippi Central purchased the assets of the Tishomingo Railroad near Iuka in 2009.[5] In 2013 the Mississippi Central purchased the Redmont Railway.[6]

  1. ^ The Days They Changed the Gauge
  2. ^ Patriot Rail Company (September 14, 2022). "Patriot Rail Completes Acquisition of Pioneer Lines". PR Newswire. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
  3. ^ "Mississippi Central Railroad Co". Patriot Rail Company. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Board Coverage Decision 11-10". U.S. Railroad Retirement Board. December 28, 2010. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
  6. ^ "Board Coverage Decision 15-24". U.S. Railroad Retirement Board. October 1, 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 3, 2016.