Gulf mobile and ohio railroad history book

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Plate dinner, reflecting the routes origins under the gulf, mobile, and ohio railroad. Featuring gulf mobile ohio available for purchasing now. Gulf mobile ohio for sale model railroad collectibles. History the gulf, mobile and northern railroad was created as the reorganization of the new orleans, mobile and chicago railroad in 1917. The gulf, mobile and ohio railroad carried an interesting corporate history and its wellknown system was not formed until after world war ii. Included are extensive correspondence between railroad officials, internal reports and memoranda on many topics, employee records, operational documents for freight and passenger service, public and employee timetables. Louis and kansas city, missouri, as well as chicago, illinois. Survey notebooks kept by various departments of the pearl. First, its a history book that covers the development of the postwar railroad through. 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. Railroad pictorials, railroad history, steam locomotives, passenger trains, modern railroading. Wallin thankfully recorded the gmo in color, primarily in the central illinois region in the 60s.

Unlike the similarly named rebels, the gulf coast rebel used conventional locomotivepulled equipment. Gulf, mobile and ohio railroad company, petitioner, v. Book is wrapped and mailed in a topquality, durable container. Details about gulf mobile and ohio railroad company mississippi stock certificate share. The port was no longer generating the business that it had before the panic and businessmen and citizens in. Rights to the digital version of the book are retained by james h. Interchanging with csx, the lrs moves 5,800 cars annually utilizing three locomotives.

Upon the wartime acquisition of the former alton route, the terminus was moved across the river to st. Gulf mobile and ohio railroad company mississippi stock certificate share. Gulf and ohio railways railroad history and classic. Images of passenger service on the 1947 product of a merger. Second, its a handy reference book, with maps and equipment rosters and descriptions of passenger and freight operations. Options on this menu included roast rib eye amtrak, which could be ordered as a g. On september, 1940, it was merged with the gulf, mobile and northern railroad to form the gulf, mobile and ohio railroad.

The mobile and ohio railroad admiral raphael semmes. Gulf mobile and ohio railroad company mississippi stock. The gulf coast rebel august, 1950 streamliner schedules. The gulf, mobile and ohio railroad railroad history and. Included are extensive correspondence between railroad officials, internal reports and memoranda on many topics, employee records, operational documents for freight. It was planned to span the distance between the seaport of mobile, alabama and the ohio river near cairo, illinois.

Fort wayne junction was the name of the location just south of the south branch of the chicago river, where both the pennsylvania railroad and the gulf mobile and ohio railroad shared a bridge. Chapter xxiii the mobile and ohio rai lroad 1 8481 940. The history and motive power of a wisconsin regional, 19881993. The gulf, mobile and northern railroad was created as the reorganization of the new orleans, mobile and chicago railroad in 1917. Indiana business studies issue 36 of study, indiana university bureau of business research issue 36 of study, indiana. The gulf, mobile and ohio railroad carried an interesting corporate history and its. The history of each region varies to such an extent that it is best to examine each region separately. Mobile, and ohio james lemly railroad rr history book. We handle all books with white gloves no fingerprints on your book. Ira silverman railroad menu collection libraries blog. Gulf mobile and ohio station in mobile, al trains magazine.

The mobile and ohio railroad was a railroad in the southern u. Mid ohio valley model railroad club o scale layout duration. Its first railroad was the mississippi delta railroad in 1985 and slowly grew during the next decade to hold more than a halfdozen operations across the southeastern united states. The book gulf, mobile, and ohio color pictorial by dick wallin is currently on my desk and other reading locations thruout the house. The history of the mobile and ohio railroad companys 92 years of useful life cannot be compressed into a few pages in this short chapter. The doy leale mccall rare book and manuscript library. The gulf, mobile and ohio reporting mark gmo was a class i railroad in the central united. The new and handsome union terminal station at mobile, ala. Cupola without further definition indicates the cupola is located on one end of the car.

Publication date 1953 topics gulf, mobile and ohio railroad company history publisher homewood, ill. Map showing railroad facilities across the alton railroad. The gulf, mobile and ohio railroad was an important railroad line in mobile. A railroad that had to expand or expire issue 36 of indiana university school of business study issue 36 of indiana business studies issue 36 of indiana. According to george hiltons book, american narrow gauge railroads. The southern region in 1848 the local businessmen of mobile, alabama wanted to profit from northsouth trade like their river blessed neighbor to the west, new orleans. Gulf, mobile and ohio achieved streamliner fame in 1935 with its rebel, which provided service between new orleans and jackson, tennesseelater extended to st. An online railroad bookstore featuring a curated selection of new and used railroad books. Gulf mobile and ohio trains magazine trains news wire.

Thanks to the following sources for updates and corrections. This electronic edition was created in august 2004. Louis and through sleeper service was initiated between chicago and mobile. The content is substantially identical to the original printed version. Railroad, aviation, and modeling books of the golden age era. Brock, glen porter these are the personal papers of g. Home of raphael semmes this house, located on government street, was a gift from the people of mobile to admiral semmes. The company continued modest expansion throughout the 1990s, acquiring. The original edition of the gulf, mobile and ohio was published by richard d. Gulf mobile and ohio railroad beverage list the alton route 1940s. Gulf, mobile and ohio railroad station during the 1890s railroads began to replace river commerce. Founded in 1909, the laurinburg and southern railroad is a 28 mile shortline railroad that runs from raeford to laurinburg, north carolina. Each entry contains the title, author, list price, and our price.

Gulf coast rebel railroad history and classic passenger. It was so named because the prrs fort wayne sub was the route into chicago. Below is a complete list of all our titles as of jan. It was born in the south during the late 19th century via predecessors that eventually merged during the 1930s. Gulf, mobile and ohio railroad company original stock certificate 1 940s mississippi.