The railroad s principal commodities are wood products and fertilizer. 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. Construction began in 1853 and was completed in 1860. Once served by four railroads, the last railroad was the columbus and greenville railway. Mississippi central railroad office 1852 hill country history.
At the same time, two acts of congress 1862 and 1864 initiated the building of the first transcontinental railroad. This comprehensive and beautifully illustrated history of the main line of midamericathe railroad that brought us engineer luther casey joneslooks at illinois central s motive power and rolling stock, its good old reliable passenger service and crack freight operations, and its most interesting routes. The mississippi central railroad was a local workhorse, necessary. The northern pacific railroad, the sioux, and the panic of 1873 by m. Book club of california keepsake series, san francisco, 1969.
Mississippi and pacific railroad the handbook of texas. By 1842 the railroad had completed its main line between between bayou sara, louisiana and woodville, mississippi a distance of 25 miles. Holdings are particularly strong in mississippi politics, the civil war, the railroad and lumber industries, and local hattiesburg organizations. The railroad commissary bookshelf we specialize in outofprint and hardtofind used rr books. If you are a rail fan, i strongly recommend this book. The mississippi southern railroad msr is located in the rolling hills of eastern central mississippi. Central new york national railway historical society. Railroad maps, 1828 to 1900, available online, southern states.
The mississippi central railroad company, january 1st, 1862. The annual financial reports for the mississippi central railroad from 1921 through 1966. Survey notebooks kept by various departments of the pearl. Ackerman, historical sketch of the illinois central railroad chi. Lloyds map of the southern states showing all the railroads, their stations. The story of the depot by susan ditto, department of history, university of mississippi in 1852, two decades before the construction of the present oxford depot, the mississippi legislature chartered the mississippi central railroad to link canton. 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. 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. Commuter services in holly springs began in 1857, and the line was completed in 1860, just before the beginning of the civil war. In 1906 the natchez and eastern railway was formed to build a rail line from natchez to brookhaven. The city of durant is located in eastern holmes county in central mississippi.
On to vicksburg the mississippi central railroad campaign. 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. After the railroad lost that lease, the cars sat unused at the shops in hattiesburg, where this photo was taken on august 3, 1938. It was moved to bude in 2011 and is used as the natchez railway yard office. Notable to illinois central s future was a project to link cairo, at the states southern tip along the ohio river to galena near the mississippi. Aug, 2017 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. History of the illinois central railroad railroads of america. Southern mississippi and alabama showing the approaches to mobile. History of the illinois central railroad company and representative employes.
Familysearch catalog surname search lists many more histories under topics like. I regret the absence of captain powhatan ellis, jr. Find best sellers about civil war, american legends, breweries and wineries, and more. Operations on the mississippi central railroad from bolivar, tenn. Historical manuscripts largely document the history of mississippi through such primary source materials as correspondence, business records, diaries, newspaper clippings, photographs, and scrapbooks. Primarily moving agricultural and lumber products, the msr provides rail services to three main customers. As of 2017, with secondary recovery through carbondioxide injection, the tensely oilfield was still producing more than 6,000 barrels of oil a day, about eight percent of mississippis total oil production. See part iii to learn about how the bee line and other midwest railroads reset, and sought to accomplish, their goal to reach st. History of bude depot, bude, mississippi courtesy of the mississippi department of archives and history.
Former illinois central gulf caboose 9452, built in 1970, was used as the yard office in gloster, mississippi for the gloster southern railroad. List of books and articles about railroad history online. 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. Mississippi central railroad news newspapers books scholar jstor september.
This home, known as the mississippi central railroad office, was built in 1852 by a. The msci offers connections to the bnsf railway in holly springs and norfolk southern railway in grand junction. A mississippi central railroad album price, david s on. If one were to write a history, the first chapter would be the story of the railroad system built by the state. However, there are other types of railways, including those whose units consist of single selfpropelled cars, cabledrawn railways used to ascend steep grades, and monorails whose cars. Enacted on december 21, 1853, the legislation authorized governor peter h. Southern ambitions of the illinois central railroad jstor. Complete set of eight civil war currency bills issued by. List of books and articles about transcontinental railroad. Mississippi, united states genealogy familysearch wiki. In 1845, asa whitney presented to congress a plan for the federal government to subsidize the building of a railroad from the mississippi river to the pacific. In 1909 this line was absorbed by the mississippi central.
Mississippi central railroad model railroad hobbyist. In 1904 the name was changed to the mississippi central railroad reporting mark msc. Chartered on october 31, 1888, by 1900 the chicago union transfer railway company had 5. Railroads, the pioneers building americas transportation backbone, and more. Newman lumber company from hattiesburg, to sumrall. It contains original scholarship and fresh interpretations that set the standard in railway research. Complete set of eight civil war currency bills issued by the. 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. The company as of this period was controlled by the united. The first railroad bridge across the mississippi river is completed between rock island and davenport, iowa. Mississippi central railroad model railroad hobbyist magazine. Summary shows drainage, cities and towns, township and county boundaries, and the railroad network with color coding. However, there are other types of railways, including those whose units consist of single selfpropelled cars, cabledrawn railways used to.
Grant became commander of all federal forces in the region of mississippi and east louisiana in october 1862. Mississippi s rail history date back to 1835 when the west feliciana railroad began operations hauling the southern staple product of cotton. 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. Central pacific railroad photographic history museum. Mississippi central railroad office 1852 hill country. Bell to request proposals to be received on or before august 1, 1854, for a railroad from the eastern boundary. The mississippi central railroad not to be confused with the northsouth antebellum. Mississippi information edit edit source mississippi became the twentieth state admitted to the united states on december 10, 1817. Mississippi railroad stations and structures past and present. National railway historical society, mississippi great southern chapter 1975 language. The rise of landscape photography in the american west, 18601885. Dont forget to bookmark this page so you can return easily and often. Mcconnico and was originally located where the first presbyterian church is now.
Mississippi central railroad reporting mark msci is a short line railroad operating over 51. Central pacific railroad photographic history museum photographs, stereoviews, engravings, maps, and documents illustrating the history of the first transcontinental railroad. It was the central link in the route from new orleans to memphis. By susan ditto, department of history, university of mississippi. Illinois central railroad mbi railroad color history. Mississippi central 18971967 the mississippi central was a former class i railroad operating in the state of mississippi.
Durant illinois central railroad depot national park service. Mississippi defines southern rail operations at their finest. Illinois central railroad mbi railroad color history murray, tom on. Bibliography cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form. Mississippi central survived the closing of the big mills in the early 1930s. Ditto, susan 2004, the story of the depot, university, ms. 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. Illinois central railroad is completed between chicago, galena, and cairo.
Mississippi central railroad railroad history and classic. In 1859, prior to the construction of the presbyterian church, this building was moved down the street by a team of oxen, carrying the house on logs. Mississippi was created from mississippi territory and is located in the southern region of the united states. It ran from hattiesburg to sumrall and the name was changed to mississippi central in 1904.
History of the central pacific railroad with reproductions of early advertisements, route maps. Mississippi and atlantic railroad the indiana history blog. Everything, audio recordings, booksprinted material, films, videos. Since 1940, the central new york chapter, nrhs, has been preserving railroad heritage and offering numerous events and programs to promote the railroad industry and its history. The story of the depot by susan ditto, department of history, university of mississippi in 1852, two decades before the construction of the present oxford depot, the mississippi legislature chartered the mississippi central railroad to link canton, mississippi with grand junction, tennessee. Laws governing crimes involving railroads in mississippi. Short history of the mississippi central railroad 1897 the msc was started in 1897 as the pearl and leaf rivers railroad. By early 1860 the mississippi central railroad linked oxford by rail with the gulf of mexico in. Newman lumber company from hattiesburg, to sumrall, 18. Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. A tribute to a great road still running to this day via the. The second mississippi central is the line i am modeling. Mail trains delivered books, care packages, and letters from family and friends. Here are carefully selected articles, photographs, and art.
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