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looking for info on these mississippi shortlines

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looking for info on these mississippi shortlines
Posted by caboose63 on Friday, July 21, 2006 2:19 PM
is there anyone that lives by any of the following mississippi shortlines that could tell me what they haul, what locomotives they have, and if any of them have quit operations, if any. great river railroad, mississippian, mississippi & skuna valley, kosciusko & southwestern, meridian southern, port bienville, pearl river valley. i would also like to know if bnsf's line serving columbus afb near columbus, mississippi is still in use.
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Posted by Limitedclear on Friday, July 21, 2006 2:29 PM

I don't live that way, but I can tell you that the Mississippian, Mississippi & Skuna Valley, Meridian Southern and Port Bienville are operating. Kosciusko & Southwestern seems to be just hanging on with no real traffic. I don't know about the others...

 

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