Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
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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.
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Headquarters | Mobile, Alabama |
Reporting mark | GMO |
Locale | central United States |
Dates of operation | 1938ā1972 |
Predecessor | Mobile and Ohio Railroad; Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad; Alton Railroad |
Successor | Illinois Central Gulf |
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1ā2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
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From its two parallel lines through eastern Mississippi, the GM&O also served Montgomery and Birmingham, Alabama, as well as Memphis, Tennessee.[1]