Railroads of Meridian

"Lively, well-written and informative . . . It will be of great interest to fans of railroads in the deep South and their motive power and operations." —Railfan & Railroad

This generously illustrated narrative follows the evolution of dozens of separate railroads in the Meridian, Mississippi, area from the destruction of the town's rail facilities in the 1850s through the current era of large-scale consolidation. Presently, there are only seven mega-size rail systems in the United States, t...