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Mississippi Export RailroadTaking the Gulf of Mexico to the Entire Continent |
Our small but dynamic Mississippi railroad is fast approaching its' 100th birthday. We here at the Mississippi Export Railroad (MSE) are proud of our history as a family business dedicated to our employees, safety, business success, the communities we serve and, especially, our customers. Mississippi Export Railroad is a strategic partner able to provide immense value to long-haul logistical operations throughout the South-Eastern United States, with connections to 4 Class I railroads allowing logistical solutions throughout the continent.
The 42-mile Gulf Coast shortline that is today known as the Mississippi Export Railroad has a long corporate history under a variety of names.
First organized in 1894 as the Moss Point & Pascagoula, ever-expanding sales and additions produced the W. Denny Log Rod, the Pascagoula & Northern,
the Pascagoula, Moss Point & Northern, the Alabama & Mississippi, and finally -- as incorporated in 1922 -- the pike became the Mississippi Export and was halved in length from 85 miles.
Today the MSE interchanges with the Canadian National at Evanston, Ms and the CSX at Pascagoula. MSE also connects to the Norfolk Southern in Mobile, AL, and Hattiesburg, MS and the Kansas City Southern in Jackson, MS, through various haulage agreements. The engine house and company offices are located in Moss Point.
1988 Official Guide ad / collection
1994 Official Guide ad / collection
MSE route map / Mississippi Rails
collection
collection
Pascagoula, Ms / Dec 1959 / JCH
Motive Power
Mississippi Export Railroad has six locomotives available to meet your transportation needs, including 1 GP50, 1 SW-1500 GM diesel, 3 GP38 GM diesels, and 1 SW900. MSE uses an integrated system that enables complete control over all functions necessary to operate and manage the railroad, including a maintenance yard, inventory control, and the capability to transmit and receive EDI messages, move and bill cars, and originate and manage waybills. The in-house tracking system provides up-to-date railcar locations to provide exceptional service to our customers.
Mississippi Export #64
Moss Point, Ms / Apr 2022 / RWH
Mississippi Export #64
Moss Point, Ms / Apr 2022 / RWH
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2004 / Andy Tucker 
Mississippi Export #65
Moss Point, Ms / 1990 / RWH
Mississippi Export #65
Number 65 is used strictly on Mississippi Export track, and is commonly tied up near the CN interchange on the North end of the track. Joey Smith, engine mechanic, replaced all 16 power assemblies, rod bearings and injectors in 2000, and you would not know it was a 36 year old train engine.
1990 / RWH
Moss Point, Ms / Oct 2007 / Mark Morgan
Mississippi Export #66
Moss Point, Ms / 1990 / RWH
Mississippi Export #66
Number 66 is used strictly on MSE track, and is commonly tied up at the railcar shop. Joey Smith, engine mechanic, replaced both truck assemblies and a traction motor in 2002. In 2007, he replaced the injectors. 66 has been a real workhorse for the MSE, although it is beginning to loose a little time to the newer 67, it is a favorite of most of the train crews. During Hurricane Katrina, it was tied-up inside the car shop which had close to 4 feet of water. Joey quickly broke it down and put heaters on all sensitive areas in an effort to dry them out. His quick reaction and ingenuity proved to be the salvation of this wonderful machine.
1990 / RWH
RWH
Moss Point, Ms / Apr 1997 / Christopher Palmieri
Mississippi Export #67
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
Mississippi Export #67
to Mississippi Export #67
Number 67 is used strictly on MSE track, and is commonly tied up at the railcar shop. Joey Smith, engine mechanic, replaced 5 current limiting fuses and 5 diodes in main generator in 2009. Other than that, this beast has been a dream.
Nov 2018 / RWH
Nov 2018 / RWH
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
Mississippi Export #68
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
Mississippi Export #68
to Union Pacific #1611
to First Union Rail #2902
to National Rwy Equipment #2902
to Mississippi Export #68
Engine #68, or Big Daddy, is named after long-time Mississippi Export executive, Dwain G. Luce. Big Daddy is the strongest locomotive in the fleet and weighs in at 275,000 lbs. It can reach a top speed of 65 miles per hour.
Nov 2018 / RWH
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
RWH
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
Mississippi Export #4301
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
Mississippi Export #4301
to Seaboard Coast Line #1514
to TransRail Corporation #901
to Kansas City Southern #4301
to Mississippi Export #4301
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
RWH
RWH
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
Previous Motive Power
Mississippi Export #37
Moss Point, Ms / Jul 1937 / collection
Mississippi Export #37
to Atlanta & St Andrews Bay #201, 1936
to Gainsville Midland
to Georgia Car & Locomotive
to Nacional de Mexico #G-21
Mississippi Export #48
GE 70 ton / unknown / 1970 / collection
Mississippi Export #49
GE 70 ton / Moss Point, Ms / Aug 1958 / collection
Moss Point, Ms / Dec 1958 / JCH
Centercab Survivor
Mississippi Export #45
Mississippi Export #45
Green Cove Springs, Fl / Jul 2024 / RWH
Mississippi Export #45
to Pullman-Standard Car Co. #44
to North Florida Railway Museum
Green Cove Springs, Fl / Jul 2024 / RWH
Green Cove Springs, Fl / Jul 2024 / RWH
Green Cove Springs, Fl / Jul 2024 / RWH
Green Cove Springs, Fl / Jul 2024 / RWH
Jul 2024 / RWH
See also our complete North Florida Railway Museum scrapbook in Preservation
Mississippi Export #60
Pascagoula, Ms / Sep 1964 / collection
Mississippi Export #60
Moss Point, Ms / Dec 1958 / JCH
Moss Point, Ms / Dec 1958 / JCH
Moss Point, Ms / Aug 1958 / collection
Moss Point, Ms / Dec 1958 / JCH
Pascagoula, Ms / Dec 1959 / JCH
Pascagoula, Ms / Dec 1959 / JCH
Mississippi Export #61
Kreole, Ms / Nov 1965 / collection
Mississippi Export #61
to Mississippi Export #61
Moss Point, Ms / Aug 1958 / collection
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 1964 / collection
Mississippi Export #63
Moss Point, Ms / May 1966 / collection
Mississippi Export #63
Rolling Stock
Mississippi Export #410
wood rack / Evans, Ms / Mar 1961 / JCH
Evans, Ms / Mar 1961 / JCH
Mississippi Export #902
50' boxcar / Morrow, La / May 1987 / RWH
Locations
Moss Point, Ms / 1990 / RWH
Click to see the Mississippi Export shop area plotted on a Google Maps page
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
MSE office and shop area / Google Maps
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
RWH
RWH
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
Click to see the Mississippi Export office area plotted on a Google Maps page
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
Lagniappe
Waterside Respite
Moss Point, Ms / Dec 1958 / JCH
Gridiron
Moss Point, Ms / Dec 1958 / JCH
Peek a Boo
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
Keeping a Close Watch
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
Moss Point Muscle
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
You Are Not a Train
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
Generational Dialogue
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
The Railroad By the Bay
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
Snapshots
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
Moss Point, Ms / Nov 2018 / RWH
Links / Sources
- Mississippi Export company website
- Wikipedia article for Mississippi Export
- Mississippi Rails page for Mississippi Export
- Diesel Shop roster for Mississippi Export
- Edward A. Lewis, American Shortline Railway Guide - Fifth Edition (Kalmbach, 1996) 202
- Tony Howe, "The Story of the Mississippi Export Railroad" - The Sandhouse (June 2001)