Okolona, Houston and Calhoun City Railway

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.

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

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.