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Okolona, Houston and Calhoun City Railway

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Okolona, Houston & Calhoun City Railway
Former section of the railroad in Tombigbee National Forest
Overview
HeadquartersHouston, MS
Reporting markOH&CC
LocaleMississippi
Dates of operation1933–1939
PredecessorMobile and Ohio Railroad
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length38.07 miles
OH&CC
14.1
Calhoun City
36.2
Derma
32.6
Hollis
29.8
Vardaman
26.0
Pyland
23.8
Hall
19.7
Houston
14.1
Parkersburg
10.0
Van Fleet
6.3
Bacon
0.0
Okolona

The Okolona, Houston & Calhoun City Railway company was incorporated in Mississippi in 1933 and purchased the 38 mile long Mobile & Ohio branch line running from Okolona to Calhoun City, MS. The railroad offered daily passenger service along the towns served via railbus and several freight trains a week.

Competition from highways eroded traffic on the line and the OH&CC filed to abandon in 1938. By 1940 the tracks were removed.

Motive Power

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OH&CC had two steam locomotives and a railbus in their roster:

Preservation

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References

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OH&CC Depot in Houston
  • "Mississippi Rails page for OH&CC". Retrieved 3 December 2011.