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Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad - Definition

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Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad
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Reporting marks GMO
Locale central United States
Years of operation 19381972
Track gauge 4 ft 8.5 in (1435 mm)
Headquarters Mobile, Alabama

The Gulf, Mobile and Ohio (AAR reporting marks GMO) was a railroad carrier in the central United States, with its primary routes from Chicago to Mobile, Alabama and Kansas City, Missouri.

History

The GM&O incorporated in 1938 to take over and merge the Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad and the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, which it completed in 1940. The railroad also merged the Chicago and Alton Railway in 1947. In 1971 the railroad merged with the Illinois Central Railroad to form the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad.

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