HISTORY: The Kosciusko & Southwestern Railway was formed in
1998 to operate the former Illinois Central Railroad branch between Aberdeen
Junction (near Durant) to Munson's Crossing (near Kosciusko). The line was
bought by the Mississippi Department of Transportation and leased to the
Kosciusko & Southwestern. On July 28, 2011, the Grenada Railway,
Kosciusko & Southwestern's only rail connection at Aberdeen Junction,
filed an embargo, due to a bridge problem, which took a portion of their
line out of service. This meant that no traffic would be accepted to or from
points within that section. With no rail service available to move cars in
or out, the Kosciusko & Southwestern was essentially isolated. With no
revenue and no foreseeable prospect for resumption of service on the Grenada
Railway which connected the Kosciusko & Southwestern to the rest of the
nation's rail system, the contract with the state was terminated and the
company filed for dissolution. The state still owns the abandoned trackage
still in place but overgrown. SOURCE: Wikipedia article on
Kosciusko & Southwestern Ry HERE
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