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 CAGY Caboose on display inColumbus, Mississippi | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Columbus, Mississippi |
| Reporting mark | C&G |
| Locale | Mississippi |
| Dates of operation | 1923–1972 |
| Predecessor | Southern Railway in Mississippi |
| Successor | Illinois Central Gulf Railroad |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)standard gauge |
Columbus and Greenville Railway (reporting markC&G) was a railway inMississippi. It was formed by the sale of theSouthern Railway operatedSouthern Railway in Mississippi, to local interests. In January 1952, the CAGY retired its last steam locomotive,Baldwin4-6-0 Ten-Wheeler #304 built in 1904.[1] It continued independent operations until 1972 when it was bought by theIllinois Central Gulf Railroad.
Several pieces of CAGY equipment have been preserved and put on display: