Mississippi Central Railroad
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 |
| 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. 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.
Mississippi Central purchased the assets of the Tishomingo Railroad near Iuka in 2009. In 2013 the Mississippi Central purchased the Redmont Railway.