Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad

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The Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad was a major mid-20th-century U.S. railroad that operated freight and passenger services across the Midwest and South, notably linking the Gulf Coast with cities such as St. Louis and Chicago.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct railroad
railroad company
beganDieselization 1940s
completedDieselization 1950s
connectedCity Birmingham, Alabama
Jackson, Mississippi
Kansas City, Missouri
Memphis, Tennessee
linked to: Memphis

New Orleans, Louisiana
corporatePredecessorOf Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
country United States
dateDissolved 1972
dateFounded 1940
eraOfProminence mid-20th century
formedByMergerOf Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
gauge standard gauge
hadAbbreviation GM&O
hadCorporateColorScheme orange and maroon
red and maroon
headquartersLocation Mobile, Alabama
laterMergedInto Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
mainLineDirection east–west
north–south
notablePassengerTrain Abraham Lincoln
Ann Rutledge
Gulf Coast Rebel
operatedInRegion Midwestern United States
Southern United States
primaryFreight agricultural products
coal
lumber
manufactured goods
providedService freight rail service
passenger rail service
railroadReportingMark GM&O
servedArea Gulf Coast of the United States
servedCity Chicago, Illinois
linked to: Chicago

Mobile, Alabama
St. Louis, Missouri
servedPort Port of Mobile
successor Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
usedLocomotiveType diesel locomotive
steam locomotive
usedMotivePowerFromManufacturer Alco
Baldwin Locomotive Works
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Heritage Corridor formerOwnerOfRightOfWay Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Heritage Corridor (via Joliet) followsRouteOf former Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
linked to: Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Heritage Corridor (via Joliet) usesTracksOf former Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
linked to: Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Metra Heritage Corridor historicalAlignmentOf Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Mobile and Ohio Railroad connectedWith Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad
linked to: Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Mobile and Ohio Railroad mergedInto Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Chicago and Alton Railroad successor Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Chicago and Alton Railroad laterControlledBy Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad formedByMergerOf Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad
linked to: Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Willow Springs station railroadCorridor former Gulf, Mobile and Ohio / Illinois Central Gulf route
linked to: Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Chicago–St. Louis rail corridor historicallyUsedBy Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad