Moss Point & Pascagoula Railroad

Standard Gauge Headquarters: Moss Point, MS (Jackson County) Years of Operation: 1894-1903 Predecessor road: none  Successor road: Pascagoula Street Ry & Power Co.  Miles Operated: 6 Locomotives Owned: 2	Equipment 2 locomotives 3 passenger cars, 1 baggage car in 1902	Click Map for Larger Version
History by Gil Hoffman: The Moss Point & Pascagoula Railroad was chartered August 24, 1894, and opened from Moss Point to Pascagoula, Mississippi, 6 miles, on May 1, 1895. Capital stock was $50,000 and cost of the road was $90,000. Officers were J. W. Stewart, president; O. Randall, vice president; C. H. Wood, secretary and treasurer, and A. P. Cassils, manager. In 1902 the line owned 2 locomotives, 3 passenger cars and 1 baggage car. In 1903 the railroad was sold to the Pascagoula Street Railway & Power Company.
ROSTER by Gil Hoffman:      Road No.   Type   Builder   C.N.   Date   Cyls.   Dri. Dia.   Engine Wt.   Previous Ownership   Disposition   1   4-4-0                           Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City 1st #1, in 1898. Moss Point & Pascagoula #1, in 4/1903.                                         2   0-4-2T   Baldwin   9181   4/1888   11x16   37   39600   Mobile & Spring Hill R.R. #2, Mobile, AL. Moss Point & Pascagoula #2 Baldwin class 6-16_ C 30

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