Home of raphael semmes this house, located on government street, was a gift from the people of mobile to admiral semmes. Brock, glen porter these are the personal papers of g. Gulf mobile and ohio station in mobile, al trains magazine. Options on this menu included roast rib eye amtrak, which could be ordered as a g. It was born in the south during the late 19th century via predecessors that eventually merged during the 1930s. Competitive prices of gulf mobile ohio and other related listings. Gulf mobile and ohio railroad beverage list the alton route 1940s.
The company continued modest expansion throughout the 1990s, acquiring. The mobile and ohio railroad was conceived after hard times in mobile following the panic of 1837. Included are extensive correspondence between railroad officials, internal reports and memoranda on many topics, employee records, operational documents for freight. The gulf, mobile and ohio railroad carried an interesting corporate history and its. Athearn ready to roll gulf mobile and ohio sd40 9 w sound ath86825 ho. The content is substantially identical to the original printed version. Featuring gulf mobile ohio available for purchasing now. The history of each region varies to such an extent that it is best to examine each region separately. 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. The history and motive power of a wisconsin regional, 19881993. The original edition of the gulf, mobile and ohio was published by richard d. 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. Gulf mobile and ohio trains magazine trains news wire.
Founded in 1909, the laurinburg and southern railroad is a 28 mile shortline railroad that runs from raeford to laurinburg, north carolina. First, its a history book that covers the development of the postwar railroad through. Second, its a handy reference book, with maps and equipment rosters and descriptions of passenger and freight operations. Rights to the digital version of the book are retained by james h. Plate dinner, reflecting the routes origins under the gulf, mobile, and ohio railroad. The book gulf, mobile, and ohio color pictorial by dick wallin is currently on my desk and other reading locations thruout the house. An online railroad bookstore featuring a curated selection of new and used railroad books. Gulf and ohio railways is a holding company for four shortline railroads and a tourist train ride. Cupola without further definition indicates the cupola is located on one end of the car. 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. We handle all books with white gloves no fingerprints on your book. The gulf, mobile and northern railroad was created as the reorganization of the new orleans, mobile and chicago railroad in 1917.
Railroad pictorials, railroad history, steam locomotives, passenger trains, modern railroading. 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. It was so named because the prrs fort wayne sub was the route into chicago. 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. This branding appears prominently throughout the railroad s menus, including the menu shown here from the railroad s early years of operation. Mobile, and ohio james lemly railroad rr history book. Gulf mobile ohio for sale model railroad collectibles. The gulf, mobile and ohio reporting mark gmo was a class i railroad in the central united. Each entry contains the title, author, list price, and our price. The mobile and ohio railroad was a railroad in the southern u. Map showing railroad facilities across the alton railroad. Indiana business studies issue 36 of study, indiana university bureau of business research issue 36 of study, indiana. Mid ohio valley model railroad club o scale layout duration. Gulf, mobile and ohio achieved streamliner fame in 1935 with its rebel, which provided service between new orleans and jackson, tennesseelater extended to st.
Gulf, mobile and ohio railroad company original stock certificate 1 940s mississippi. Louis and through sleeper service was initiated between chicago and mobile. Chapter xxiii the mobile and ohio rai lroad 1 8481 940. The mobile and ohio railroad admiral raphael semmes.
Gulf, mobile and ohio railroad station during the 1890s railroads began to replace river commerce. Thanks to the following sources for updates and corrections. Gulf, mobile and ohio railroad company, petitioner, v. Below is a complete list of all our titles as of jan. Interchanging with csx, the lrs moves 5,800 cars annually utilizing three locomotives. Louis and kansas city, missouri, as well as chicago, illinois. On september, 1940, it was merged with the gulf, mobile and northern railroad to form the gulf, mobile and ohio railroad. The new and handsome union terminal station at mobile, ala. The doy leale mccall rare book and manuscript library. Book is wrapped and mailed in a topquality, durable container.
Wallin thankfully recorded the gmo in color, primarily in the central illinois region in the 60s. According to george hiltons book, american narrow gauge railroads. During the years 1919 through 1925 the brown company extended the line to a point near buhl, al, and between 1925 and june 14, 1926, it was extended about 3. Unlike the similarly named rebels, the gulf coast rebel used conventional locomotivepulled equipment. Ira silverman railroad menu collection libraries blog. The gulf, mobile and ohio railroad railroad history and. The gulf, mobile and ohio railroad carried an interesting corporate history and its wellknown system was not formed until after world war ii.
History the gulf, mobile and northern railroad was created as the reorganization of the new orleans, mobile and chicago railroad in 1917. Gulf coast rebel railroad history and classic passenger. Gulf mobile and ohio railroad company mississippi stock certificate share. Upon the wartime acquisition of the former alton route, the terminus was moved across the river to st. 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.
Gulf mobile and ohio railroad company mississippi stock. The port was no longer generating the business that it had before the panic and businessmen and citizens in. This electronic edition was created in august 2004. Publication date 1953 topics gulf, mobile and ohio railroad company history publisher homewood, ill. Details about gulf mobile and ohio railroad company mississippi stock certificate share. Images of passenger service on the 1947 product of a merger. Gulf and ohio railways railroad history and classic. The gulf coast rebel august, 1950 streamliner schedules.
It was planned to span the distance between the seaport of mobile, alabama and the ohio river near cairo, illinois. Railroad, aviation, and modeling books of the golden age era. 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. Survey notebooks kept by various departments of the pearl. The gulf, mobile and ohio railroad was an important railroad line in mobile.
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