Private company

Liberty–White Railroad

1902–1921 Mississippi railroad

The Liberty–White Railroad was chartered on December 22, 1902, and acquired the 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge logging railroad of the J.J. White Lumber Company running southwest from McComb, Mississippi. A branch of this logging railroad was converted to 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge and extended to the Amite County seat of Liberty and opened July 20, 1904. A 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge branch was also built eastward from the J.J. White mill in South McComb to New Holmesville in 1907 and extended to Tylertown in 1912.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

The Liberty–White Railroad was chartered on December 22, 1902, and acquired the 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge logging railroad of the J.J. White Lumber Company running southwest from McComb, Mississippi. A branch of this logging railroad was converted to 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge and extended to the Amite County seat of Liberty and opened July 20, 1904.2

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