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17-833: Mississippi Central purchased the assets of the Tishomingo Railroad near Iuka in 2009. In 2013 the Mississippi Central purchased the Redmont Railway . In 1852, the Mississippi Central Railroad was chartered by the Mississippi Legislature to build a railroad from Canton, Mississippi , to Grand Junction, Tennessee , financed by wealthy cotton planters in La Grange, TN , and Oxford, MS , passing through

34-566: A 41.5-mile (66.8 km) segment of railroad that was leased from the Mississippi-Alabama Railroad Authority and operated by Sunshine Mills. The line runs between Corinth, Mississippi , and Red Bay, Alabama . Primary products hauled included grain and pet food products, recreational vehicle frames, and completed recreational vehicles. RRC interchanged with Norfolk Southern in Corinth. In September 2013,

51-474: A shot when they learned of a flanking maneuver by Grant. Skirmishes were fought along the railroad to Oxford and in the streets of the town itself. The Confederates were pushed further south past Water Valley, Mississippi , but managed to damage a railroad trestle and lead a successful ambush at Oakland, Mississippi , that stalled the Federal advance. While Grant was stalled, Confederate General Van Dorn lead

68-479: A successful cavalry raid on Grant's supply base at Holly Springs , burning most of his supplies and then moved north destroying the railroad and telegraph lines along the way. With the railroad destroyed Grant had no way to resupply his army and was forced to end the campaign and retreat to Memphis, TN . After the Civil War, the Mississippi Central was rebuilt under the guidance of Absolom M. West and eventually

85-767: Is based in Phillipsburg, Kansas and runs on 556 miles (895 km) of track, mostly the former Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad 's Chicago to Denver main line. The Kyle was owned by RailAmerica from 2002 to 2012. Genesee & Wyoming Inc. bought RailAmerica in late 2012. As of 2023, KYLE holds 556 total miles (84 in Colorado and 471 in Kansas ), has a maximum capacity of 286,000 gross pounds per railcar. KYLE also has two interchanges: BNSF ( Courtland, Kansas and Concordia, Kansas ); Union Pacific ( Limon, Colorado and Salina, Kansas ). The Kyle Railroad

102-613: The Illinois Central Railroad started to acquire the line in 1872. Illinois Central established their regional headquarters in Water Valley, MS , and based a large maintenance facility there. Famed engineer Casey Jones regularly operated passenger trains along the line and it was said locals could set their watches by him due to his strict adherence to published schedules. In 1927, Illinois Central started to shift traffic to their Grenada-Memphis route and closed

119-579: The Mississippi Central Railroad Campaign down the line with the ultimate goal of capturing Vicksburg, Mississippi , in conjunction with General William Tecumseh Sherman . Grant established a base in Holly Springs and began advancing south along the railroad. Confederate soldiers built earthwork fortifications to defend the railroad's Tallahatchie River bridge near Abbeville but retreated south without firing

136-579: The Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway . Kyle Railroad migrated to General Electric U30C and U33C power by the mid-2000s. After RailAmerica purchased Kyle, the legacy GE power was dropped in favor of EMD power, including former Burlington Northern SD40-2s and Southern Pacific SD45T-2s. With the purchase by Genesee and Wyoming, six MK5000C 's (rebuilt as MK50-3s) provided by the Utah Railway (a fellow subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming) now operate on

153-798: The Gertrude Ford Parkway in Oxford, MS . In September 2013, Mississippi Central purchased the former Redmont Railway between Corinth, Mississippi and Red Bay, Alabama. This line is now operated as the Redmont Division. In February 2016 Roseburg Forest Products , the only user of the railroad south of Holly Springs, announced that it would idle its plant in Oxford, with the last scheduled rail service on March 4. MSCI currently operates three locomotives: Redmont Railway The Redmont Railway ( reporting mark RRC ) operated

170-581: The MSPA (Mid-States Port Authority) a contract for the Mahaska, KS to Limon, CO and Belleville, KS to Clay Center, KS line. The Kyle Railroad acted as the MSPA's operator of these lines. In 2009 the Kyle Railroad bought the tracks on which it operates from the MSPA. Power for the trains initially consisted of former Burlington Northern Railroad ALCO Century 425s , most tracing their heritage to

187-460: The line from the junction of the Mississippi and Skuna Valley Railroad to Grenada, MS . On Sunday, October 19, 1862, two passenger trains collided one mile south of Duck Hill Station (near Grenada). Thirty-five passengers (mostly soldiers) were killed and 40-50 others were injured. Buckner's Trestle was a 100-foot (30 m) long 50-foot (15 m) high bridge located south of Oxford that

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204-474: The line was purchased by Mississippi Central and is now operated as the Redmont Division of the Mississippi Central . This United States railway company-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kyle Railroad The Kyle Railroad ( reporting mark KYLE ) is a regional railroad line that runs from North Central Kansas into Eastern Colorado . It

221-525: The maintenance facility in Water Valley. In 1941, passenger service ended along the route and five years later the regional headquarters was relocated from Water Valley to Jackson, TN . Finally, in 1982, 30 miles of track between Oxford and Bruce Junction in Coffeeville was abandoned and the remaining northern portion of the line sold. Illinois Central continued to operate the southern portion of

238-672: The towns of Grenada, Water Valley, Oxford and Holly Springs. The first passenger trains from Holly Springs to Oxford ran in 1857. Passenger service further south to Water Valley began in 1858. On January 31, 1860, the final spike was driven in Winona, Mississippi , establishing the first ever rail link between the Great Lakes and the Gulf of Mexico . The 26 miles (42 km) line was constructed with 5 ft ( 1,524 mm ) track gauge . In November 1862, General Ulysses S. Grant began

255-495: Was a particle board plant in Oxford. In the mid-2000s, all track south of University-Oxford Airport was abandoned and the airport runway expanded over the right of way. MSCI's tracks now end at the airport's perimeter fence. The remaining abandoned right of way has been turned into two different rail trails ( Oxford Depot Trail and South Campus Rail Trail , formerly the Thacker Mountain Rail-Trail ) and

272-770: Was formed for the 1982 northern Kansas harvest season by the Willis B. Kyle Organization, which consisted of several railroad properties, including the San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway , the Oregon, Pacific and Eastern Railway , the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad and the Pend Oreille Valley Railroad . Included was about 360 miles (580 km) of trackage from Mahaska, KS to Limon, CO . Officially, on September 16, 1980, The Kyle Railroad signed with

289-458: Was the site of two accidents. The first occurred on February 25, 1870, killed 20 people, and injured 60 when the bridge collapsed. The second accident occurred on June 10, 1928, and injured 42 passengers but resulted in no fatalities. In March 1982, Kyle Railroad started operating the line under the name Natchez Trace Railway. In 1993, Pioneer Railcorp purchased the line and resurrected the name Mississippi Central Railroad . The primary customer

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