Between 1945 and 1946, the IC began to absorb its subsidiaries. The Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad ceased to operate as an independent railroad. Later railroad restructuring ended passenger service on this line.
The railroad - or its predecessor, the Yazoo Delta Railway (Moorhead-Ruleville) - is featured in a number of blues songs by African-American artists as the Yellow Dog Railroad. According to W. C. Handy, locals assigned the words "Yellow Dog" to the letters Y.D. on the freight trains which they saw passing.[3]
The Mississippi Blues Commission placed a historic marker at the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad depot site in Rosedale, Mississippi, designating it as a site on the Mississippi Blues Trail. The marker commemorates the original lyrics of legendary blues artist Robert Johnson's "Traveling Riverside Blues," which traced the route of the Y&MV. It ran south from Friars Point to Vicksburg, with stops including Rosedale; and north to Memphis. The marker emphasizes a common theme of blues songs of riding on the railroad, which is seen as a metaphor for escape.[4]
^"A Brief History of DeSoto County Mississippi". DeSoto County, Mississippi. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
^"Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad, Tables 1-9". Official Guide of the Railways. 54 (1). National Railway Publication Company. June 1921.
^W. C. Handy, Arna Wendell Bontemps, Contributor Abbe Niles, Father of the Blues: An Autobiography, Da Capo Press, 1991, page 267. ISBN0-306-80421-2, ISBN978-0-306-80421-2
^(PDF). Mississippi Development Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 7, 2007. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
External linksedit
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Chapter NRHS
Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad Company Ledger(MUM00497) at the University of Mississippi, Archives and Special Collections.
January 01, 1970
yazoo, mississippi, valley, railroad, incorporated, 1882, part, illinois, central, railroad, system, construction, began, jackson, mississippi, continued, yazoo, city, mississippi, line, later, expanded, through, mississippi, delta, memphis, tennessee, 1886, p. The Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad Y amp MV was incorporated in 1882 and was part of the Illinois Central Railroad system IC Construction began in Jackson Mississippi and continued to Yazoo City Mississippi The line was later expanded through the Mississippi Delta and on to Memphis Tennessee In 1886 the IC purchased the Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad 1 In 1892 the IC bought the Memphis to New Orleans line forming the Louisville New Orleans and Texas Railway These lines were merged into the Y amp MV citation needed Main lines included Memphis to New Orleans via Vicksburg and Baton Rouge Memphis to Tutwiler Clarksdale MS to Yazoo City Clarksdale to Jackson MS and Jackson to Natchez 2 Yazoo and Mississippi Valley RailroadAbandoned Yazoo and Mississippi Valley building in Grenada County Mississippi 2011 OverviewHeadquartersChicago IllinoisLocaleMemphis Tennessee to New Orleans LouisianaDates of operation1882 1946TechnicalTrack gauge4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm standard gauge Between 1945 and 1946 the IC began to absorb its subsidiaries The Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad ceased to operate as an independent railroad Later railroad restructuring ended passenger service on this line Contents 1 Blues music 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBlues music editThe railroad or its predecessor the Yazoo Delta Railway Moorhead Ruleville is featured in a number of blues songs by African American artists as the Yellow Dog Railroad According to W C Handy locals assigned the words Yellow Dog to the letters Y D on the freight trains which they saw passing 3 The Mississippi Blues Commission placed a historic marker at the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad depot site in Rosedale Mississippi designating it as a site on the Mississippi Blues Trail The marker commemorates the original lyrics of legendary blues artist Robert Johnson s Traveling Riverside Blues which traced the route of the Y amp MV It ran south from Friars Point to Vicksburg with stops including Rosedale and north to Memphis The marker emphasizes a common theme of blues songs of riding on the railroad which is seen as a metaphor for escape 4 See also edit nbsp Railways portal Yazoo amp Mississippi Depot in Baton Rouge Louisiana Yazoo amp Mississippi Depot in Clarksdale MississippiReferences edit A Brief History of DeSoto County Mississippi DeSoto County Mississippi Retrieved 31 May 2015 Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad Tables 1 9 Official Guide of the Railways 54 1 National Railway Publication Company June 1921 W C Handy Arna Wendell Bontemps Contributor Abbe Niles Father of the Blues An Autobiography Da Capo Press 1991 page 267 ISBN 0 306 80421 2 ISBN 978 0 306 80421 2 Mississippi Blues Trail Markers To Be Unveiled in Bolivar County PDF Mississippi Development Authority Archived from the original PDF on October 7 2007 Retrieved 2008 05 29 External links editYazoo and Mississippi Valley Chapter NRHS Yazoo amp Mississippi Valley Railroad Company Ledger MUM00497 at the University of Mississippi Archives and Special Collections Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad amp oldid 1191492041 Blues music, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
