The illinois central railroad reporting mark ic, sometimes called the main line of. Will remain here for a few days to get up stores by railroad and to reconnoiter the front perfectly. Forrest county wpa statewide historical research project, 19371938 formation. History of the illinois central railroad company and representative employes. The company as of this period was controlled by the united. Researching old railroad records to find family members.
Commuter services in holly springs began in 1857, and the line was completed in 1860, just before the beginning of the civil war. Shelby harriel is an instructor of mathematics at pearl river community college. Construction began in 1853 and was completed in 1860. Shows the road from just south of richmond to petersburg. Ackerman, historical sketch of the illinois central railroad chi. In return, the railroad would agree to complete the proposed route within six years and pay the state a small percentage of gross revenues. Our mission is to portray civil war cavalry soldiers an honor the soldiers of the civil war who gave their last full measure of devotion. For several years, a group of likeminded people interested in mississippi railroad history have been collecting, preserving, researching, and sharing anything related to this states rich but quicklydisappearing railroad history. Enacted on december 21, 1853, the legislation authorized governor peter h. Classic trains magazine celebrates the golden years of railroading including the north american railroad scene from the late 1920s to the late 1970s. Mississippi and pacific railroad the handbook of texas. Newman lumber company from hattiesburg, to sumrall, 18.
Norfolk southern railroad operates continue reading rail. According to john stovers book, history of the illinois central railroad, it. By early 1860 the mississippi central railroad linked oxford by rail with the gulf of mexico in. It was the central link in the route from new orleans to memphis. This railroad dramatically enhanced the citys economic markets. The mississippian was incorporated in 1923 and built a railroad from amory to fulton, ms. See part vi to learn how the hoosier partisans moved for autonomy as the cleveland clique tightened its grip on the bee line railroad steam locomotive explosion, 19th century, courtesy of martin f. The mississippian railway reporting mark msrw is a short line railroad operating from amory, mississippi, to fulton, mississippi. Ditto, susan 2004, the story of the depot, university, ms. Mar 27, 2019 dig into the history of the thousands of chinese immigrants who labored blasting, digging and laying track for the great transcontinental railroad, through photographs, excerpts from news and railroad reports, firsthand accounts, and other resources.
The railroad is currently the long leaf trace rail trail. Mail trains delivered books, care packages, and letters from family and friends. Map of the proposed route of the mississippi and atlantic railroad both excerpts from map of the bellefontaine and indiana railroad and connecting lines, 1852, courtesy of the library of congress. Short history of the mississippi central railroad 1897 the msc was started in 1897 as the pearl and leaf rivers railroad. The mississippi central railroad not to be confused with the northsouth antebellum railroad of the same name began its existence in 1897, as a logging railroad built by the j. By susan ditto, department of history, university of mississippi.
The msci offers connections to the bnsf railway in holly. A tribute to a great road still running to this day via the. Southern ambitions of the illinois central railroad jstor. Geological survey under the title of the origin of certain place names in the united states. The history of the state of mississippi extends to thousands of years of indigenous peoples. The mississippi and pacific railroad was an attempt by the state of texas to encourage the construction of a southern transcontinental railroad through texas. Once served by four railroads, the last railroad was the columbus and greenville railway. The mississippi central railroad was founded in 1852 as one of the earliest rail lines in mississippi, with services planned from canton, mississippi to grand junction, tennessee. B00177 by 18581859, the eastern division had been divided into three divisions of track with its own road master, covering new. Newman lumber company from hattiesburg, to sumrall. A partnership with the illinois central railroad ensued when the ic sought passage to the gulf of mexico in 1872.
Manuscript collections library guides university of mississippi. The line was constructed by the mississippi central railroad in 1853 and was completed in 1860. Hawley, born in chatham, new york, in 1850, had started his railroad career as a. On to vicksburg the mississippi central railroad campaign. After a bridge over the mississippi river opened into dubuque in december of. Mississippi central railroad reporting mark msci is a short line railroad operating over 51. Ohio and mississippi railroad ohio history central. The mississippi central railroad not to be confused with the northsouth antebellum. The tactic would be used extensively in the coming years to help western lines complete their routes. Preserved steam engines mississippi information web site. Here are carefully selected articles, photographs, and art.
The central railroad company of iowa had made a remarkable physical recovery under receiver josiah bushnell grinnell. Popular railroad history books meet your next favorite book. The locomotive must have been used by a railroad based in the state of mississippi or is on display in mississippi. General mcpherson commanding right wing, general hamilton the left. Giant steam locomotives, colorful streamliners, great passenger trains, passenger terminals, timeworn railroad cabooses, recollections of railroaders and trainwatchers. If you are a rail fan, i strongly recommend this book. Survey notebooks kept by various departments of the pearl. Louis, illinois, along the mississippi river, in the west, on an erie gauge line. Mississippi central railroad office 1852 hill country.
According to john stovers book, history of the illinois central railroad, it was the first instance of federal lands assisting a railroad in its construction. The idea behind these pages was inspired by james briegers book, hometown mississippi published many years ago. It depicts railroading in the 1960s and 70s, when diesel. For example, the vast records of the pennsylvania railroad are divided between collections of 11 different libraries, including penn state universitys historical collections and labor archives, harvard universitys baker library, and the university of michigans bentley library. Mississippi central railroad railroad history and classic. Mississippi central railroad model railroad hobbyist. Upon completion of the ohio and mississippi railroad in 1857, cincinnati residents could now travel from the chesapeake bay in the east and east st. Mississippi and atlantic railroad the indiana history blog. The railroad may be gone, but its memories will live on in my mind forever. Mississippis rail history date back to 1835 when the west feliciana railroad began operations hauling the southern staple product of cotton.
From the central pacific railroad photographic history museum. Mississippi valley railroad, which was later controlled by the illinois central. The mississippi southern railroad msr is located in the rolling hills of eastern central mississippi. Mississippi central railroad news newspapers books scholar jstor september.
Bell to request proposals to be received on or before august 1, 1854, for a railroad from the eastern boundary. Mississippi central railroad reporting mark msci is a short line railroad operating over 51 miles from oxford, mississippi, to grand junction, tennessee, owned by pioneer railcorp. A line started in 1897 as the pearl and leaf rivers railroad was built by the j. The mississippi central railroad was later purchased by the illinois central gulf railroad in 1965. National railway historical society, mississippi great southern chapter 1975 language. It contains original scholarship and fresh interpretations that set the standard in railway research. The second mississippi central is the line i am modeling. Smith, from ohio to the mississippi cincinnati, 1965, n. The mississippi export railroad, one of 500 short line railroads in the united states, was first envisioned in the 1880s by two local businessmen, j. By the treaty of mount dexter in 1805 the choctaw indians ceded to the united states nearly six million acres of territory lying between the amite and tombigbee rivers and roughly north of the thirtyfirst parallel of latitude. Signed by robert l macdonaldimages of railmaine narrow gauge railroad book.
Mississippi s rail history date back to 1835 when the west feliciana railroad began operations hauling the southern staple product of cotton. By henry gannett the contribution, of which this paper forms a part was prepared for publication as a bulletin of the u. Vintage pennsylvania railroad lot includes unused record book and 2 buttons. The mississippi central railroad campaign hardback or. History of the illinois central railroad railroads of america. The railroad s principal commodities are wood products and fertilizer.
A line also connected chicago with sioux city, iowa 1870. One of americas greatest railroads, serving the midwest and the south for more than 150 years before being acquired by canadian national in 1999, the illinois central ran some of the nations most famous passenger trains most notably the city of new orleans, as well as a freight service renowned for its quality. Mississippi central railroad office 1852 hill country history. By 1842 the railroad had completed its main line between between bayou sara, louisiana and woodville, mississippi a distance of 25 miles. He was born in 1826 in bridgeport, connecticut and lived until 1863, when he died in new york without seeing the completion of his dream, the first transcontinental railroad. It is operated by the mississippian railway cooperative. After the railroad lost that lease, the cars sat unused at the shops in hattiesburg, where this photo was taken on august 3. The northern pacific railroad, the sioux, and the panic of 1873 by m. Illinois central railroad company worldcat identities. History of forrest county extracted from source material for mississippi history. Mississippi central railroad the meridian speedway. Mississippi central railroad reporting mark msci is a short line railroad operating over 51 miles from oxford, mississippi to grand junction, tennessee owned by pioneer railcorp.
These female fighters bring to light a new understanding of mississippis civil war history. In 1904 the name was changed to the mississippi central railroad reporting mark msc. Illinois central railroad mbi railroad color history. The msci offers connections to the bnsf railway in holly springs and norfolk southern railway in grand junction. It incorrectly shows the chesterfield railroad on the south side of the james river a road that had ceased operation in 1852 and had its rail removed. Me 1903 1942 na mississippi, gainesville and tuscaloosa railroad. In 1909 this line was absorbed by the mississippi central. Grant became commander of all federal forces in the region of mississippi and east louisiana in october 1862. The history of mississippi railroads can be traced back to the west feliciana. For reasons that are unclear, russell sage had relaxed his firm grip on central stock, and this allowed an eager young man by the name of edwin hawley to purchase large blocks of central securities. Summary shows drainage, cities and towns, township and county boundaries, and the railroad network with color coding. In 1906 the natchez and eastern railway was formed to build a rail line from natchez to brookhaven. Mississippi central 18971967 the mississippi central was a former class i railroad operating in the state of mississippi. Includes 1859 certificate shares for mississippi central railroad and 1862.
Currently the railroad is owned by coahoma county and was a former subsidiary of gulf and ohio railways shortline group. And for any student of rail history, mississippi is well known as the place where engineer jonathan luther casey jones was killed near canton when his locomotive ole 382 plowed through the caboose of a stopped freight train. Alcorn county lies at the crossroads of two major rail lines thea norfolk southern and kansas city southerna and is the terminus of a third, mississippi central railway, connecting corinth with red bay, alabama. This article was adapted from her book, behind the rifle women soldiers in civil war mississippi, which was published in 2019 by university press of mississippi. A mississippi central railroad album price, david s on. Mississippi central motorcar 300 was built by the four wheel drive auto co. Browse maps, pictures and histories of abandoned railroad lines in the state of mississippi. Primarily moving agricultural and lumber products, the msr provides rail services to three main customers. Theodore dehone judah was the chief engineer, lobbyist, railroader, and surveyor for the central pacific railroad.
Now the research was a far cry from searching a rail spur for freight only to searching for rail service for passengers on two lines. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. The railroads principal commodities are wood products and fertilizer. The illinois central railroad company offers for sale over 2,000,000 acres selected farming and wood lands, in tracts of forty acres and upwards, to suit purchasers, on long credits and at low rates of interest, situated on each side of their railroad, extending all the way from the extreme north to the south of the state of illinois by illinois central railroad company. The states railroad history as a whole is laid out in 520 feet of model track at the mississippi agriculture museums train exhibit. While briegers book is an excellent and muchneeded reference, information available at the time 1980 was limited when it came to railroad and industrial history. 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. A history of the growth and development of one of the leading arteries of transportation in the united states, from inception to its present mammoth proportions, together with the biographies of many of the men who have been and are identified with the varied interests of the illinois central railroad. The 460 old 382 was leading illinois central s cannonball at the time. There was a significant branch to omaha, nebraska 1899, west of fort dodge, iowa, and. The locomotive must have been used by the illinois central railroad or one of the railroads owned, controlled or merged into the illinois central railroad. The story of the centuryold vicksburg route of the illinois central system constitutes one of the most colorful chapters in the history of newton county. Price, art richardson, jerry lachaussee, and myself, tony howe.
The mississippi central railroad will be in running order from memphis in a few days, when passengers can reach neworleans in forty hours after leaving the former city. The origin of certain place names in the state of mississippi. Businesses and industries are well served by these lines and the convenience of a marshalling yard located in corinth. However, in 1927, the ic began moving freight traffic to. Being the grandson of a former superintendant of the illinois central railroad, this book brought back some great memories and solidified some of the stories my grandfather had told me growing up about the ic. He promised that if we could get some timber manufacturer or sawmill company to buy the butterfield tract and the railroad right of way and do the grading for the new railway, the illinois central would furnish the steel rails for the road and when finished would also furnish the locomotives and box cars to use on the new railway on a very long time sale plan with a low interest rate. It ran from hattiesburg to sumrall and the name was changed to mississippi central in 1904. Mississippi central locomotive bells classic trains. The illinois central railroad reporting mark ic, sometimes called the main line of midamerica, was a railroad in the central united states, with its primary routes connecting chicago, illinois, with new orleans, louisiana, and mobile, alabama. Giant steam locomotives, colorful streamliners, great passenger trains, passenger terminals, timeworn railroad. For the next nine months, he fought for control of vicksburg and the mississippi river, and the mississippi central railroad campaign was the first in a series of attempts to capture the confederate citadel. The ohio and mississippi railroad was an erie gauge railway, meaning that the track rails were six feet apart.
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