 Storage car train in Tutwiler on March 31, 2021 | |
| Overview | |
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| Headquarters | Clarksdale, Mississippi |
| Reporting mark | MSDR |
| Locale | Northwest Mississippi |
| Dates of operation | 1985-2019– |
| Predecessor | Illinois Central |
| Successor | Rock Island Rail |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Length | 60 mi (97 km) |
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The Mississippi Delta Railroad (reporting mark MSDR) is a shortline railroad company operating from Swan Lake to Jonestown, Mississippi, a distance of 60 miles (97 km); the railroad interchanges with the Canadian National at Swan Lake. Currently the railroad is owned by Coahoma County and was a former subsidiary of Gulf and Ohio Railways shortline group. The current operator is Rock Island Rail.
Primary commodities include PVC, polystyrene, plastics, paper, corn, cottonseed products, propane, and rubber, which generates approximately 5,500 annual carloads. Interchange is made with Canadian National Railway at Swan Lake.[1]
- ^ "Mississippi Delta Railroad". 10 May 2010. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2010.