{"id":4920,"date":"2026-07-19T11:13:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T16:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lacentralrr.com\/Blog\/?p=4920"},"modified":"2026-07-19T11:13:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T16:13:11","slug":"mississippian-77-arriving-in-amory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lacentralrr.com\/Blog\/2026\/07\/19\/mississippian-77-arriving-in-amory\/","title":{"rendered":"Mississippian #77 Arriving in Amory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Mississippian Railway was somewhat known for its pair of former Frisco 2-8-0 steam locomotives. The Consolidations were numbered 76 and 77, the number proudly displayed on the “coonskin” plate attached to the smokebox door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In March of 1967 Photographer Karl Zimmermann recorded this view of the #77 and train during its arrival in Amory, Mississippi. The train is approaching the interchange track of the road’s connection to the St. Louis\u2013San Francisco Railway (the Frisco).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I have a sweet spot in my heart for the Mississippian. Back in the late 80s a fellow arranged for the #77 to be transported back to home rails in order to run a special 2-day excursion on the line. I think mine was the first check in the mail. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n

James Carlisle was the engineer that weekend (he and his brother Frank were the regular engineers for the #76 and #77 back when they were in revenue service). I spent some time riding in the cab with Mr. Jim, and even got to make some switching moves as a brakeman when he decided to make a pick-up on a Sunday afternoon so he wouldn’t have to make a run on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This image is from the Karl Zimmermann Collection, Center for Railroad Photography & Art<\/em> (CRP&A), used by their permission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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