Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad

Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Overview
HeadquartersMobile, Alabama
Reporting markGMO
Localecentral United States
Dates of operation1938–1972
PredecessorMobile and Ohio Railroad;
Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad; Alton Railroad
SuccessorIllinois Central Gulf
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The Gulf, Mobile and Ohio (reporting mark GMO) was a Class I railroad in the central United States whose primary routes extended from Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans, Louisiana, to St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri, as well as Chicago, Illinois.

From its two parallel lines through eastern Mississippi, the GM&O also served Montgomery and Birmingham, Alabama, as well as Memphis, Tennessee.[1]

  1. ^ "Maps of GM&O and predecessor lines". Archived from the original on 2010-09-11. Retrieved 2010-09-07.

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