Founded in 2001, Meridian Southern Railway (reporting markMDS), in east Mississippi, USA, is a 55 miles (89 km) short line freight railroad linking Meridian, and Waynesboro, Mississippi and intermediate stations. The railroad is connected to the national rail network by its connection to the CPKC Railway at Meridian. The MDS utilizes five General Electric built B23-7locomotives to move over 7,000 carloads of freight annually.