Marshland Railroading

Mississippi Export Railroad's southbound Saturday train is seen here crossing the Escatawpa River Marsh, on McInnis Lake, in Moss Point, MS. The Export runs south from their northern terminus in Evanston, Ms, to an interchange with CSX in Moss Point through mostly bucolic farmland. When the line gets to Moss Point it quite literally walks on water to get to the interchange, and the railroad's headquarters in Moss Point Proper. While salt marshes are full of water they generally are not all that deep. The railroad took advantage of this phenomenon to sink its roadbed directly into the marsh. Excluding the two main bridges this railroad, in effect, runs right through the lake and river into Moss Point. The line briefly finds land here at the north leg of the old Moss Point wye. Around the corner from here the line once again rolls out into open water to the shops. It's an unorthodox way to construct a railroad, but for 100 years now, it has served the MSE well as their mainline.

 

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