Mississippi Central work train

Mississippi Central work train

By Angela Cotey | October 20, 2018

| Last updated on August 7, 2025


Mikado 131 of the Mississippi Central, a 150-mile line linking Natchez and Hattiesburg, Miss., heads a work train assisting in the cleanup of a mishap west of Brookhaven. The 2-8-2 carries two bells, a characteristic of MSC steam power.
C. W. Witbeck photo

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