Gulf Mobile & Ohio RR.kmz

Gulf Mobile & Ohio RR

Chicago & Alton

East St Louis to Alton
22.41miles
Construction started by Sangamon & Northwest RR 1857-59
completed by Alton & St. Louis RR 1859-65
to Chicago & Alton RR 9-7-1899
to Chicago & Alton Ry 1900
to Chicago & Alton RR 1906
to Alton RR 1931
to Baltimore & Ohio RR control 1931-1942
to Gulf Mobile & Ohio RR 5-31-1947
to Illinois Central Gulf RR 8-10-1972

Alton IL to Joliet
220.40 miles
Construction started by Alton & Sangamon RR 1850
completed by Chicago, Alton & St. Louis RR 1855
to St. Louis Alton & Chicago RR 1-29-1857
to Chicago & Alton RR 11-1-1862
to Chicago & Alton Ry 1900
to Chicago & Alton RR 1906
to Alton RR 1931
to Baltimore & Ohio RR control 1931-1942
to Gulf Mobile & Ohio RR 5-31-1947
to Illinois Central Gulf RR 8-10-1972

Dwight to Streator
22.60 miles
Built by St. Louis Jacksonville & Chicago RR 1869-70
to Chicago & Alton RR
to Chicago & Alton Ry 1900
to Chicago & Alton RR 1906
to Alton RR 1931
to Baltimore & Ohio RR control 1931-1942
to Gulf Mobile & Ohio RR 5-31-1947
to Illinois Central Gulf RR 8-10-1972

Streator to Wenona
12.31 miles
bought from Ottawa, Oswego & Fox River Valley RR 1876 by Chicago & Alton RR

Wenona to Lacon
Construction started by Hamilton, Lacon & Eastern RR 1867
completed by Chicago & Alton RR 1871

Varna to Washington
Built by Chicago & Alton RR 1870-71

Iles to Murrayville
Built by Chicago & Alton RR 1906-07
to Chicago Missouri & Western Ry 4-28-1987
to Gateway Western Ry 1-9-1990
to Kansas City Southern RR 1997

Roodhouse to Quincy Jct
Built by St. Louis, Jacksonville & Chicago RR 1870-71
to Chicago & Alton RR
to Chicago Missouri & Western Ry 4-28-1987
to Gateway Western Ry 1-9-1990
to Kansas City Southern RR 1997

Godfrey to Whitehall
Construction started by Jacksonville, Alton & St. Louis RR 1857
completed by St. Louis, Jacksonville & Chicago RR 1862-66
to Chicago & Alton RR
to Chicago Missouri & Western Ry 4-28-1987
to Gateway Western Ry 1-9-1990
to Kansas City Southern RR 1997

Jacksonville to Whitehall
Built by Jacksonville Alton & St. Louis RR 1857-61
to St. Louis Jacksonville & Chicago RR 12-10-1862

Petersburg to Jacksonville
Built by Tonica & Petersburg RR 1857-62
to St. Louis Jacksonville & Chicago RR 12-10-1862
abandoned

Petersburg to Bloomington
Construction started by Tonica & Petersburg RR 1857-62
to St. Louis Jacksonville & Chicago RR 12-10-1862
Completed 1862-68
abandoned

Springfield to Grove
Built by St. Louis Peoria & Northern Ry 1896-98

Godfrey to Wann
Built by St. Louis Jacksonville & Chicago RR 1881
to Chicago & Alton RR 9-7-1899

Coal City to Mazonia
Built by Chicago & Alton RR 1881

Hickory Creek to Coal City
Built by Chicago & Illinois River RR 1874-75

Chicago to Joliet
Built by Joliet & Chicago RR 1855
Controlled by Chicago & Alton RR

Mexico MO to Louisiana MO
Built by Louisiana & Missouri River RR 1868-71
Controlled by Chicago & Alton RR

Kansas City to Mexico MO
Built by Kansas City, St. Louis & Chicago RR 1878-79
Controlled by Chicago & Alton RR

Mexico to Cedar City MO
Built by Louisiana & Missouri River RR 1868-72

New Orleans Great Northern

NOGN Routes

Bogalusa LA to Wanilla MS
Built by New Orleans Great Northern RR 1906-1910
to Gulf Mobile & Northern RR control 1929
leased to Gulf Mobile & Northern RR 7-1-1933
to Illinois Central RR 2-29-1988
to Canadian National RR 2-11-1998

Jackson MS to Wanilla
Built by New Orleans Great Northern RR 1906-1910
to Gulf Mobile & Northern RR control 1929
leased to Gulf Mobile & Northern RR 7-1-1933
abandoned

Slidell LA to Bogalusa LA
Built by New Orleans Great Northern RR 1906
to Gulf Mobile & Northern RR control 1929
leased to Gulf Mobile & Northern RR 7-1-1933

Pearl River to New Orleans
trackage rights on New Orleans & Northeastern RR
transferred to NOGN 1905
to GM&N 1933
to GM&O 1940

NOGN Shoreline Branch
Built by New Orleans Great Northern RR 1906-1910

Rio LA to Tylertown MS
"Bogue Chitto Branch"

NOGN Columbia Branch

Foxworth N wye

Canal Yard
Built by Gulf Mobile & Northern RR ca1933
abandoned ca1972

NOGN Sidings and Spurs

N Slidell wye

N Slidell Siding

Amos spur

Maude Siding
56 cars

Florenville NW wye

Florenville South Wye

Florenville North Wye

Graham Spur

Wortham Siding
49 cars

Rio Siding
80 cars

Rio South leg wye

Sun Siding

Varnado Siding

Eagle Gravel Pit Spur

Angie Siding

Saxon Spur

Mildred Siding
later extended north

Foxworth South Siding

Foxworth North Siding

Foxworth House Track

Morgantown Spur

Whitebluff House Track

Whitebluff Siding

Tilton Siding

Tilton NC&M Interchange North

Tilton NC&M Interchange South

Tilton NC&M Interchange

Monticello Siding

Monticello House Track

Monticello North leg wye

Monticello south leg wye

Monticello sawmill spur

Rosella Siding

Oma Siding

Rockport Siding

Georgetown Siding

Georgetown House Track

Hopewell Siding

Gatesville Siding

Gatesville House Track

Gatesville Gravel Spur

Rosemary Spur

Rosemary Siding

Byram House Track

Elton Siding

Nogan Old Connection

Isabel Siding

Curtis Gravel Pit Spur

Tylertown

Untitled Path

Mobile & Ohio

L&N Dudley Branch
GM&O trackage rights on L&N
acquired 1952

L&N Tuscaloosa Mineral
GM&O trackage rights on L&N
acquired 1952

L&N Blue Creek Extension
GM&O trackage rights on L&N
acquired 1952

L&N North Branch

L&N Bessemer Branch

S&NA South Mainline

Memphis to Corinth MS
GM&O trackage rights on Southern Ry (freight only)

Corinth to Haleyville
Mobile & Ohio trackage rights on Illinois Central RR
to GM&O 1940
given up in 1952 in favor of trackage rights on L&N

Old Route Holcut
Mobile & Ohio trackage rights on Illinois Central RR
to GM&O 1940
given up in 1952 in favor of trackage rights on L&N

Delmar AL to Jasper AL
Mobile & Ohio trackage rights on Southern Ry
given up in 1952 in favor of trackage rights on L&N

Jasper to Parrish
Mobile & Ohio trackage rights on Southern Ry

Birmingham to Parrish MS
Mobile & Ohio trackage rights on Southern Ry

Mobile & Bay Shore

Mobile & Bay Shore RR Revised 07-2010.kmz

Mobile & Bay Shore RR

Mobile & Bay Shore Route.kmz

M&BS Jct to Bayou LaBatre AL
Built by Mobile & Bay Shore RR 1899
to Mobile & Ohio RR 3-27-1903
abandoned ca1940

M&O Routes

Meridian MS to Waynesboro MS
Built by Mobile & Ohio RR 1899
to Gulf & Mississippi RR 7-10-1985
to Midsouth Rail Corp 4-14-1988
to Kansas City Southern RR 1-1-1994
to Meridian Southern RR

Mobile AL to Waynesboro MS
Built by Mobile & Ohio RR 1899
to Gulf & Mississippi RR 7-10-1985

Meridian MS to Jackson TN
Built by Mobile & Ohio RR 1850s
to Gulf & Mississippi RR 7-10-1985
to Midsouth Rail Corp 4-14-1988
to Kansas City Southern RR 1-1-1994

Columbus MS to Tuscaloosa AL
Built by Mobile & Ohio RR 1899
to Midsouth Rail Corp 4-14-1988
to Kansas City Southern RR 1-1-1994
leased to Alabama Southern RR (Watco) 11-20-2005

Maplesville AL to Tuscaloosa AL

Maplesville AL to Montgomery AL
to Southern Ry
section south of Prattville to CSX

Artesia MS to Columbus MS
Built by Mobile & Ohio RR 1849-61
leased to Alabama Southern RR (Watco) 11-20-2005

M&O Eoline Wye

Eoline AL to Blocton AL
to Gulf Mobile & Ohio 9-13-1940
abandoned July 1943

M&O Warrior Southern Branch

Artesia to Starkville MS
abandoned 1969

Muldon MS to Aberdeen MS
abandoned August 1943

Jackson to Cairo

Columbus gravel pit spur

St. Louis to Cairo
Built as Cairo & St. Louis RR ca1865 as 36" gauge
to St. Louis & Cairo RR 7-14-1881
converted to standard gauge 1887
to Mobile & Ohio RR 7-28-1913

Bonita Park Branch

M&O Sidings and Spurs

Mobile

Mobile Abandoned

Turntable

Crossover

Columbus Wye

Corinth
aligned to 3-16-2007 aerial photos

Trk 175

Trk 147
Corinth Yard

Trk 148
Corinth Yard

Trk 150 served Federal Compress Co and Buckeye Cotton Oil Co

Built as interchange track
north end abandoned by 1939
served Corinth Machinery Co after that

Trk 158A
Corinth Machinery Co spur

Interchange

Trk 160B
Crossover

Trk 172 Crossover
Crossover

Trk 175 abandoned

Trk 165G
SOU-M&O Interchange
connection moved to main line after Trk 162 abandoned

Trk 165A
House Trk

Trk 165B
House Track

Trk 165D
House Track

Trk 165C
Track 165C
Team Track

Trk 160A
Track 160A

Trk 145A North End
Track 145A
north end

Trk 145A South End
Track 145A
south end

Trk 159a
Track 159a

Trk 168 Weaver Mfg
Track 168
Weaver Manufacturing Co

Track 166
SOU-M&O Interchange

Trk 170 Coca Cola
Track 170
Coca Cola Bottling Co

Trk 167 Crossover

Trk 173 Kraft-Phenix Cheese
Kraft-Phenix Cheese Plant

SOU-M&O Interchange
also served joint stock pens
later butane tank

crossover

RIP

extended siding
siding
extended 1950's

New Yard

Industrial park lead
Built late 1950's

Sidings Okolona to Corinth

Rienzi Siding

Rienzi woodyard
Rienzi Woodyard

Meridian

Existing

M&O-NO&NE Interchange track
jointly owned by both

Trk 66 Tiger Tail Spur

2337' per ICC

M&O turntable
90' turntable intalled 5-1928 per AFE 8157

Trk 154 extension

Trk 94 crossover

Abandoned

Trk 112 abandoned

Trk 91 abandoned

Trk 74-A
GM&N Interchange
Built 9-1915

original south end of track

original south end of trk 154

185' on north end retired 7-27-1941 AFE M-106

end realigned 8-6-1917

Trk 132 old alignment
original alignment before 8-6-1917

M&O Industries

Corinth

Weaver Pants Corp
Built 1908 as Weaver Manufacturing Co Torn down 1990 Cooper Postcard Collection Mississippi Dept Archives & History image at:

M&O Structures

Corinth Union Station
Built 1919
currently museum and welcome center

Corinth Freight House
Jointly used by Southern Ry and M&O (later GM&O)
torn down circa 1971

Corinth Foreman's Office
M&O Foreman's and Signal Maintainer's Office
removed by 1960

Gulf Mobile & Northern

Routes

Ackerman MS to Woodland MS
Built by Mobile Jackson & Kansas City RR 1903-06
see http://www.msrailroads.com/MJ&KC.htm
to New Orleans Mobile & Chicago RR 12-1-1909
see http://www.msrailroads.com/NOM&C.htm
to Gulf Mobile & Northern RR 1-1-1917
see http://www.msrailroads.com/GM&N.htm
see http://www.msrailroads.com/GM&O.htm
ICG received permission to abandon the railroad from Woodland to Ackerman on December 14, 1981, and was officially abandoned on March 1, 1982

Middleton to Ripley
Built by Ripley RR 1872-74 as 36" gauge
to Ship Island Ripley & Kentucky RR 1878
to Gulf & Chicago RR 8-1-1889
to Gulf & Chicago Ry 7-1-1903
controlled by Mobile Jackson & Kansas City RR
see http://www.msrailroads.com/MJ&KC.htm
converted to standard gauge 1903
to New Orleans Mobile & Chicago RR 12-1-1909
see http://www.msrailroads.com/NOM&C.htm
to Gulf Mobile & Northern RR 1-1-1917
see http://www.msrailroads.com/GM&N.htm
see http://www.msrailroads.com/GM&O.htm
to Gulf & Mississippi Railroad 7-10-1985
to Midsouth Rail 4-14-1988
to North American Railnet, Inc.,1998 who formed the Mississippi Tennessee Railnet to operate the line.
In 2003, Mississippi-Tennessee Railnet was sold to Ironhorse Resources, Inc., who changed the name to Mississippi Tennessee Railroad.

Laurel to Bay Springs
Laurel to Bay Springs was built as the 36" gauge Kingston & Central Mississippi in 1902-3. It was acquired by Mobile Jackson & Kansas City in 1903 and completed north to Union by 1905.

Merrill to Beaumont
Built by Mobile Jackson & Kansas City RR 1901
see http://www.msrailroads.com/MJ&KC.htm
to New Orleans Mobile & Chicago RR 12-1-1909
see http://www.msrailroads.com/NOM&C.htm
to Gulf Mobile & Northern RR 1-1-1917
see http://www.msrailroads.com/GM&N.htm
see http://www.msrailroads.com/GM&O.htm
to Illinois Central RR 2-29-1988
to Canadian National Ry 2-11-1998

Bay Springs to Ackerman MS
Built by Mobile Jackson & Kansas City RR 1903-06
to Midsouth Rail 4-14-1988

Beaumont to Laurel
Built by Mobile Jackson & Kansas City RR 1902-04
abandoned ca1982

Mobile to Merrill
Mobile to Wilmer graded by Mobile & Northwestern RR 1871
to Mobile Jackson & Kansas City RR 11-13-1891
completed to Merrill 1896-1898
to Illinois Central RR 2-29-1988
to Canadian National Ry 2-11-1998

Woodland to Pontotoc MS
Built by Gulf & Chicago RR 1905
controlled by Mobile Jackson & Kansas City RR
to Gulf & Mississippi Railroad 7-10-1985
to Midsouth Rail 4-14-1988
to North American Railnet, Inc.,1998 who formed the Mississippi Tennessee Railnet to operate the line.
In 2003, Mississippi-Tennessee Railnet was sold to Ironhorse Resources, Inc., who changed the name to Mississippi Tennessee Railroad. In 2004, this company filed to abandon 43.2 miles of track from New Albany to Houston. The track was removed and a recreational trail, known as the "Tanglefoot Trail" is being built on the right-of-way.

Ripley to Pontotoc
Built by Gulf & Ship Island RR Northern Division 1887 as 36" gauge
to Gulf & Chicago RR 8-1-1889
to Gulf & Chicago Ry 7-1-1903
controlled by Mobile Jackson & Kansas City RR
converted to standard gauge 1903
to Gulf & Mississippi Railroad 7-10-1985
to North American Railnet, Inc.,1998 who formed the Mississippi Tennessee Railnet to operate the line.
In 2003, Mississippi-Tennessee Railnet was sold to Ironhorse Resources, Inc., who changed the name to Mississippi Tennessee Railroad. In 2004, this company filed to abandon 43.2 miles of track from New Albany to Houston. The track was removed and a recreational trail, known as the "Tanglefoot Trail" is being built on the right-of-way.

Jackson TN to Middleton TN
Built by Gulf Mobile & Northern RR 1917

Meridian & Memphis
Built by Meridian & Memphis RR 1911-13
see http://www.msrailroads.com/M&M.htm
to Gulf Mobile & Northern RR control 1-1-1918
merged into Gulf Mobile & Northern RR 7-1929

Jackson MS to Union MS
Built by Jackson & Eastern Ry
see http://www.msrailroads.com/J&E.htm
Union to Sebastopol completed 1916
Sebastopol to Walnut Grove completed 1923
Walnut Grove to Tuscola completed 1925
Tuscola to Jackson completed 1927
to Gulf Mobile & Northern RR control 7-1926
merged into Gulf Mobile & Northern RR 7-1929
Jackson to Sebastopol abandoned
remainder to Gulf & Mississippi RR 7-10-1985

Original alignment SW Fannin

GM&N Belt Jct Wye

GM&N Mobile Belt

GM&N Conception St Spur

Jackson TN to Dyersburg TN
Built by Birmingham & Northwestern Ry 1912
to Gulf Mobile & Northern RR 1927

Sidings and spurs

J&E Sidings and Spurs

Koch C&C Interchange-2

Koch C&C Interchange-1

Tuscola Siding

Kitchener House Track
998' long

Kitchener Siding

Sebastopol House Track
1319 feet long

Exley Siding

Walnut Grove unk spur
was not there in 1959

Walnut Grove sawmill spur

Walnut Grove House Track

Walnut Grove Siding

Lena planing mill spur
680' spur to Southern Lumber Co. planing mill in 1927

Lena House Track

Ludlow House Track

Ludlow Siding

Guy siding

Goshen Springs Siding

George Siding
93 cars in 1927

Fannin House Track

Wells siding
40 cars in 1927

Luckney siding
758' long

Jackson Avery Lead

Mobile to Laurel

Shipman siding
Shipman Trk 2
3529' long
Extended 172' on west end per AFE 1696 11-6-1925
Consolidated with Trk 1 AFE 1954 dated 8-18-1926
removed

Shipman Trk 3
Shipman Track 3
403'
Removed December 1918 per AFE 200-9
Rebuilt Jan. 9, 1919
Removed AFE 1721 dated 9-16-1925

Donovan Trk 1
Donovan Track 1
506'

Evanston Siding
Evanston Trk 1
1681'
extended 727' east end March 1917
removed

Evanston Trk 3
Evanston Track 3
GM&N owned 523'

Evanston Trk 5
Evanston Track 5
MSE Interchange

Evanston pulpwood spur

Lucedale House Track
Lucedale Track 1

Lucedale Siding
Built after 1930
removed by ICG

Isabelle Spur
Isabelle Trk 1
420' on west end removed AFE 1028 12-1922
rest removed per AFE 2205 8-3-1927
First called Tay
renamed Isabelle
later renamed Alewine

Bexley Siding
Bexley Track 2
1284'?
Purchased from Greene County Lumber Co June 1920

Bexley sawmill spur
Served Diamond Lumber Co
later Greene County Lumber Co
removed prior to 1-2-1926
also had 2 more spurs on mill site

Cloy Siding
4223' in 1920
extended on east end after 1930

Merrill wye
abandoned Sept 1917

Merrill Trk 2
Merrill Track 2
last 330' leased to J. M. Card Lumber Co 2-18-1937
removed by CN ca2010

Merrill Trk 1
Merrill Track 1
"Track 1 was inventoried to Sta 4 + 77. The remainder was property of F. B. Merrill and taken up by him. Then the railroad extended its part 60', completed 2-4-1921. track 1 was then extended again, making a total length of 1398'. An additional track, No. 3, 780' long was sprung from it, with point of switch at 5 + 94 per AFE 1002, completed 11-16-1922, Dwg 6-C-87."

Merrill Trk 3
Merrill Track 3
Built per AFE 1002 Completed 11-16-1922

location approximate

Avent Spur
Avent
Leaf Lumber & Veneer Co spur

Leaf Siding
Leaf Track 2

Leaf Trk 3
Leaf Track 3
522' built March 1917, extended 206' Nov 1917; Removed AFE 1311 12-9-1924

Leaf Trk 1
Leaf Track 1
location very approximate
was located on west side of mainline

Willoughby Siding

Beaumont wye

Beaumont Siding

Beaumont House track

Beaumont yard 1

Beaumont Griffis Veneer spur

Benmore Siding
Removed per AFE 1907 7-5-1926

Benmore Canal Lbr Spur 1
Removed per AFE 1907 7-5-1926

Benmore Canal Lbr spur 2
removed per AFE 1907 7-5-1926

Hintonville Siding

Hintonville House track

Louin Siding
northand south ends extended AFE 1503 12-13-1924 total length 3389'

Louin House Track

Louin Spur

Little Creek Spur
track removed per AFE 2233 11-15-1927

Montrose Siding

Montrose House track

Montrose Tallahatta Lbr spur

Mossville Siding

Mossville House Track

Stringer Siding
extended 1234' on south end per AFE 1629 6-22-1925

Stringer House Track

Stringer spur

Mobile
aligned to 3-30-2002 photos and 1-13-2012

Laurel

Trk 1 Wausau Southern spur

Continental Turpentine Co

Trk 2 Compress Spur

Trk 14 coal storage

Turntable
Turntable 80'

Trk 15 main lead

Untitled Path
Trk ?
Built October 1917

Untitled Path
removed 1926 AFE 2375

Trk 7 original alignment

Trk 3? Merchant Mill & Elevator

Trk 4? Gulf Refining Co
made part of Trk 2 when that part of track 2 beyond this switch removed

GM&N structures

Lena Depot
site of Lena depot
now gone

Willoughby Depot
Abandoned per AFE prior to 1-2-1928

Ellisville GM&N Depot
site of GM&N's Ellisville depot
now gone

Benmore Depot
Depot removed per AFE 2358 4-3-1928

Bexley depot
Depot destroyed by fire on 9-17-1923 and rebuilt per AFE 1358 9-1-8-1924
now gone

Leaf Depot
Milepost 55.99
Removed 11-2-1935 per AFE 3858

Montrose Depot

Stringer depot

Shipman Depot
MP 31.68
Removed per AFE 3483 10-4-1932
replaced with waiting shed per AFE 3519 12-28-1932

Shipman Water Tank

Shipman New Water Tank