Mississippi & Tennessee

This road connected Memphis with Jackson, Mississippi and New Orleans. It was chartered in 1852. Construction began in 1854 and was completed in July 1861.
Black's Number 86 (map)
Track 105 miles of 5 foot gauge of unknown type and weight
Locomotives 7; 11 names
Cars 124
Stations 17
Officers Some
Tredegar Purchases All
Bridges BridgesTrestles
Buildings Buildings
Significant Documents
OR Series 4, Vol. 1, Page 120
NA, WD 3-6-61
NP, RD 5-27A-61
NP, RD 7-10B-61
NP, MA 8-1C-61
NP, MA 8-17-61
UNC, RR 8-31-61
NP, NOTP 1-1H-62
NP, NOTP 1-4C-62
OR Series 1, Vol. 24, Part 3, Page 938
OR Series 1, Vol. 52, Part 2, Page 512
NP, RD 8-29A-63
NP, CM 5-20-64
NP, RCF 1-3-65

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