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Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad
Overview
HeadquartersMobile, Alabama
LocaleSouthern United States
Dates of operation1917–1940
PredecessorNew Orleans, Mobile and Chicago Railroad, New Orleans Great Northern Railway
SuccessorGulf, Mobile and Ohio
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length827 miles (1,331 km) in 1940

The Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad (reporting mark GMN) was a railroad in the Southern United States. The first World War had forced government operation upon the company; and in 1919, when it became once more a free agent, it chose Ike Tigrett to charter its new course.[1] On September 13, 1940, it was merged with the Mobile and Ohio Railroad to form the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad.[2]

At the end of 1925 GM&N operated 466 miles of road and 574 miles of track; that year it reported 419 million ton-miles of revenue freight and 12 million passenger-miles.

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Notes

  1. ^ Railroad Magazine, January 1945, Vol.37, No 2
  2. ^ "Corporate Family Tree/Flow Chart". The GM&O Historical Society, Inc. Archived from the original on 2007-03-14. Retrieved 2006-04-21. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

References

  • Drury, George H. (1985). The Historical Guide to North American Railroads. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing Company. pp. 149–151. ISBN 0-89024-072-8. LCCN 85080107.

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