Yazoo & Mississippi Valley
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Standard Gauge Headquarters: Chicago, IL Years of Operation: 1882-1892 Predecessor Roads: Louisville, New Orleans & Texas Successor Roads: Illinois Central Miles Operated: 1283.14 Route: Memphis, TN to New Orleans, LA via Vicksburg Many branches Locomotives Owned: |
Equipment: June 30, 1899 owned 105 locomotives, 76 passenger cars and 3286 freight and work cars. (Poors)
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| The Yazoo & Mississippi Valley
Railroad was incorporated February 17, 1882, and from the beginning was a
subsidiary of the Illinois Central Railroad. The Y&MV purchased the
Louisville, New Orleans & Texas on Oct. 24, 1892. The Y&MV
operated as part of the Illinois Central until it was officially merged
into the IC in 1946.
Timetables: Memphis Division No 6 March 2, 1902 Joe Marascalco Collection 22.9 MB Vicksburg Division No 10 May 18, 1902 Joe Marascalco Collection 23.9 MB |
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Y&MV 4-4-0 No. 7 |
Y&MV No. 80 at Memphis on June 27, 1925. |
Y&MV 2-6-0 No. 101 and crew. |
Y&MV 26 takes a spin on the turntable at Woodville, MS on March 11, 1899. |
Y&MV 4-4-0's 14 and 76 team up on a work train at Shaw, Mississippi. |
Y&MV 77 at Memphis on June 27, 1925. |
Y&MV 0-6-0 switcher 32 at Vicksburg. |
Y&MV 16 on a work train strengthening one of the many levees along the Mississippi River during a flood. |
Several abandoned 4-4-0's are stored on an unused spur at Vicksburg about 1910. |
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Y&MV depot and water tank at Shaw provide high ground during one of the Delta's frequent floods.
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A northbound Y&MV passenger train stops at Stephenson, MS in the 1920's. |
Y&MV had a large three-story hotel at the important junction of Leland. The branch to Greenville is seen curving off to the left in this interesting postcard view. |
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A southbound Y&MV train at Stephenson. The town was renamed Crosby in 1935. |
Y&MV depot at Bentonia about 1982. |
Y&MV depot at the division point yard at Gwin, Miss. in June 1981. |
Postcard view of the Y&MV depot at Tchula |
1894 photo of the Y&MV depot at Clarksdale |
1894 view of the depot at Coahoma, Miss. |
The old Y&MV depot at Greenwood in 1897. |
The old Y&MV depot at Leland in 1894. |
Y&MV depot at Lula, Miss. in 1894. |
 June 1900 Official Railway Equipment Register- Art Richardson Collection |
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