Railfest returns to Meridian Railroad Museum

The Meridian Railroad Museum once again hosted its annual Railfest event Saturday. The museum’s largest annual sponsored event, Railfest brings enthusiasts from around the region to celebrate rail history and enjoy railroad memorabilia. The event featured a model train show and the opportunity to purchase model trains as well as railroad history. The event also included tours of the Louisiana & Arkansas passenger coach which was originally built by Pulman in 1911 and nicknamed Miss Alva. Railroad history is significant to Meridian as its founding followed it being the intersection of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and the Vicksburg and Montgomery Railroad. The rails brought growth and prosperity to the city especially during Meridian’s golden age from the 1890 to 1930, where over a 100 trains would come in and out of Meridian everyday and the population boomed. Many of the city’s historic monuments date from this period.

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