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| Reporting marks | GMO |
| Locale | central United States |
| Dates of operation | 1938–1972 |
| Predecessor line | Mobile and Ohio Railroad; Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad |
| Successor line | Illinois Central Gulf |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) (standard gauge) |
| 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. A reporting mark is an identification assigned by the Association of American Railroads (AAR to rail carriers and other companies operating in North America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Mobile and Ohio Railroad is a defunct US railroad. The M&O was chartered in January and February of 1848 by the states of Alabama, Kentucky, The Gulf Mobile and Northern Railroad is a defunct US railroad. The Illinois Central, sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, was a railroad carrier in the central United States, with its primary routes Rail gauge is the distance between the inner sides of the two parallel rails that make up a railway track. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches. The Millimetre ( American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to The standard gauge (also named the Stephenson gauge after George Stephenson, or Normal gauge) is a widely-used Rail gauge. A reporting mark is an identification assigned by the Association of American Railroads (AAR to rail carriers and other companies operating in North America. "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Kansas City Missouri only Items for the metro area Kansas City Kansas or North Kansas City MO should go on their respective pages
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History
The Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad was a result of the reorganization of the New Orleans, Mobile & Chicago in 1917. 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 Gulf Mobile and Northern Railroad is a defunct US railroad. The Mobile and Ohio Railroad is a defunct US railroad. The M&O was chartered in January and February of 1848 by the states of Alabama, Kentucky, The railroad also merged with the Alton Railroad in 1947. The Alton Railroad was the final name of a Railroad linking Chicago to Alton Illinois, St Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
On August 10, 1972, the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad was merged into the Illinois Central Railroad, forming the 9600-mile north/south Illinois Central Gulf Railroad. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Illinois Central, sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, was a railroad carrier in the central United States, with its primary routes The Illinois Central, sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, was a railroad carrier in the central United States, with its primary routes In 1996 Illinois Central spun off some of its redundant trackage, including most of the former Gulf, Mobile and Ohio. Most of this trackage was acquired by other railroads.
In the media
GM&O engines and passenger cars were featured in the 1967 film In the Heat of the Night. In the Heat of the Night is a 1967 Film, based on the John Ball novel published in 1965 which tells the story of an African-American Although the film's opening and ending shots of the GM&O are implied to be in Mississippi, where the film's fictional small town, Sparta is located, GM&O had ceased all passenger service south of St. Louis, MO eight years before the film was made (1966). The fictional Mississippi town in the film is actually Sparta, Il. And the city where the GM&O engines and cars are filmed is actually Alton Il.
References
- Corporate Family Tree/Flow Chart. The GM&O Historical Society, Inc.. Retrieved on 2006-04-21. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date)
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