Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad
American railroad in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad (Y&MV) was incorporated in 1882 and was part of the Illinois Central Railroad system (IC). Construction began in Jackson, Mississippi, and continued to Yazoo City, Mississippi. The line was later expanded through the Mississippi Delta and on to Memphis, Tennessee. In 1886, the IC purchased the Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad.[1] In 1892, the IC bought the Memphis to New Orleans line, forming the Louisville, New Orleans and Texas Railway. These lines were merged into the Y&MV.[citation needed] Main lines included Memphis to New Orleans via Vicksburg and Baton Rouge, Memphis to Tutwiler, Clarksdale, MS to Yazoo City, Clarksdale to Jackson, MS, and Jackson to Natchez.[2]
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Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois |
Locale | Memphis, Tennessee to New Orleans, Louisiana |
Dates of operation | 1882ā1946 |
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1ā2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Between 1945 and 1946, the IC began to absorb its subsidiaries. The Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad ceased to operate as an independent railroad. Later railroad restructuring ended passenger service on this line.