Mississippi Tennessee Railnet 1998-2003
Mississippi Tennessee Railroad 2003-2011
Ripley & New Albany Railroad 2011-present
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Standard Gauge (4' 8 1/2 ") Reporting Marks: MTNR, now RNA Headquarters: New Albany, MS Years of Operation: see above Predecessor Roads: Kansas City Southern Ry Successor Roads: still in operation Miles Operated: 70.2 miles Locomotives Owned: |
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HISTORY:
In 1998 Kansas City Southern Railway sold 70.2 miles of former GM&O trackage from Middleton, TN to Houston, MS to North American Railnet, Inc. who then formed the Mississippi Tennessee Railnet to operate this railroad. In 2003 the railroad was sold to Ironhorse Resources, Inc. ,who renamed it to Mississippi Tennessee Railroad. In 2004, Mississippi Tennessee RR abandoned 43.2 miles of track from New Albany to Houston, MS. In 2008, the company abandoned the section from near Falkner, MS to Middleton, TN, a distance of 16 miles. On November 10, 2011, Alabama & Florida Railway ( a subsidiary of Pioneer Railcorp) filed a petition to acquire the remaining line from New Albany to Falkner. The name was changed to Ripley & New Albany Railroad at that time.
SOURCE: Wikipedia article on the Ripley & New Albany RR HERE |
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New Albany, MS on 10-18-2002 |
New Albany, MS on 10-18-2002 |
New Albany, MS on 10-18-2002 |
Removal of the former GM&O mainline south from New Albany on 10-3-2010 Matt Nichols Photo |
New Albany, MS on 10-18-2002 |
New Albany looking north towards the former GM&O-Frisco crossing on 1-17-2010 Matt Nichols Photo |
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New Albany on 1-17-2010 Matt Nichols Photo |
Mississippi Tennessee RR 103 at New Albany on 3-27-2010 Matt Nichols Photo |
Mississippi Tennessee RR 104 and 103 at New Albany on 3-27-2010 Matt Nichols Photo |
Mississippi Tennessee RR 9001 at New Albany on 3-27-10 Matt Nichols Photo |
Mississippi Tennessee RR 104, 103, and 102 at New Albany on 3-27-10 Matt Nichols Photo |
3-27-2010 Matt Nichols Photo |
MTNR 102 at New Albany on 3-27-2010 Matt Nichols Photo |
The approach signal for the interlocking at the site of Relay Yard in New Albany looking north. Note the yard tracks in the process of being removed. 9-5-2010 Matt Nichols Photo |
New Albany on 3-6-2010 Matt Nichols Photo |
MTNR 104 at New Albany on 3-6-2010 Matt Nichols Photo |
MTNR 102 at New Albany on 3-6-2010 Matt Nichols Photo |
The north end of the former GM&O yard at New Albany looking south on 3-7-2010. Matt Nichols Photo |
North end of Relay Yard looking north on 3-7-2010 Matt Nichols Photo |
MTNR 9001 at New Albany on 3-6-2010 Matt Nichols Photo |
Ripley & New Albany RR 800 on 1-12-2012 Matt Nichols Photo |
Ripley & New Albany RR 800 at Ripley, MS on 1-12-2012 Matt Nichols Photo |
Ripley & New Albany RR 800 at Ripley, MS on 1-12-2012 Matt Nichols Photo |
Ripley & New Albany RR 800 at Ripley, MS on 1-12-2012 Matt Nichols Photo |
Ripley & New Albany RR 800 at New Albany, MS on 1-12-2018 Matt Nichols Photo |
Ripley & New Albany RR 800 at New Albany, MS on 12-17-2011 Matt Nichols Photo |
Ripley & New Albany RR 2017 near Blue Mountain, MS on 1-8-2015 Matt Nichols Photo |
Ripley & New Albany RR 2017 at Ripley, MS on 1-8-2015 Matt Nichols Photo |
Ripley & New Albany RR 800 at New Albany, MS on 2-26-2015 Matt Nichols Photo |
Ripley & New Albany RR (PREX) 108 at New Albany, MS on 2-26-2015 Matt Nichols Photo |
Ripley & New Albany RR 2017 and 800 at New Albany, MS on 2-26-2015 Matt Nichols Photo |
PREX 108 at New Albany, MS on 3-19-2016 Matt Nichols Photo |
Ripley & New Albany RR 2017 at New Albany, MS on 3-19-2016 Matt Nichols Photo |
Ripley & New Albany RR 800 at New Albany, MS on 3-19-2016 Matt Nichols Photo |
PREX 108 at New Albany, MS on 5-22-2013 Matt Nichols Photo |
The former location of the GM&O-Frisco crossing at New Albany looking south on 5-28-2012 Matt Nichols Photo |
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For more information contact Tony Howe at tonyhowe76@yahoo.com or David S. Price at davidsprice46@gmail.com