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Alabama & Mississippi

Transportation Company - Alabama & Mississippi - Railroad
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Company NameAlabama & Mississippi
CategoryRailroad
Year Founded1902
Final Year of Operation1923
TerminationDissolved
CountryUnited States (Details)
Source of TextBluford Shops
Text Credit URLLink
Transportation Company - Alabama & Mississippi - Railroad



Company History: The A&M was launched in 1902 by the Vinegar Bend Lumber Company to lease the company’s logging line and convert it to a common carrier. It ran southwest from Vinegar Bend, Alabama and was extended to Leakesville, Mississippi. In 1915, they leased the Pascagoula Moss Point & Northern which ran from Pascagoula north to Evanston. In 1916, the gap between Leakesville and Evanston was finally closed resulting in a 76 mile railroad. Almost immediately, the line was wrecked by a hurricane and the company faltered. By 1923, the original line from Vinegar Bend to Leakesville had been leased to the Mississippi & Alabama Railroad, the original PMP&N had been sold to Mississippi Export Railroad, and the bit in the middle had been abandoned. A&M’s all time locomotive roster included three 2-6-0’s and four 4-6-0’s, all of which were purchased secondhand.
Brief History:
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Item created by: gdm on 2022-08-20 14:08:23

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