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 MSCI locomotive 1605 in Holly Springs | |
| Overview | |
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| Headquarters | Holly Springs, MS |
| Reporting mark | MSCI |
| Locale | Southern United States |
| Dates of operation | 1993–present |
| Predecessor | Illinois Central Railroad |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Previous gauge | 5 ft (1,524 mm) and converted to 4 ft 9 in (1,448 mm) in 1886[1] |
| Length | 51 miles (82 km) |
| Other | |
| Website | https://pioneerlines.com/mississippi-central-railroad-msci/ |
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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]
- ^ The Days They Changed the Gauge
- ^ Patriot Rail Company (September 14, 2022). "Patriot Rail Completes Acquisition of Pioneer Lines". PR Newswire. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
- ^ "Mississippi Central Railroad Co". Patriot Rail Company. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Board Coverage Decision 11-10". U.S. Railroad Retirement Board. December 28, 2010. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
- ^ "Board Coverage Decision 15-24". U.S. Railroad Retirement Board. October 1, 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 3, 2016.