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Mobile & Ohio

Mobile & Bay Shore

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Mobile & Bay Shore RR

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

Mann to Dawes
Built by Mann Lumber Co. 1906
to Mobile & Western Ry
to Mobile & Ohio RR 11-13-1909
abandoned ca1937

Delchamps to Alabama Port
Built by Mobile & Bay Shore RR 1899
to Mobile & Ohio RR 3-27-1903
abandonment approved 10-6-1924

Portersville Hotels.kmz

Portersville Hotels

Bay Shore Hotel (?)

Rolston Hotel

Mobile Cotton Mills.kmz

Mobile Cotton Mills
The building has changed considerably since 1908...
Link to Library Of Congress image of original structure:
http://loc.gov/pictures/resource/nclc.02937/

M&BS Stations.kmz

M&BS Stations

Bayou la Batre Branch Stations

Rolston Pavilion (?)

Kennedy Pavilion [Barrett]

Bayou la Batre Station

Faith Pavilion

San Souci Pavilion

Coden Station

Kaufmann (?)

Dawes Branch Stations

Macey's (?)

Dawes Station (?)

Pigford (?)

Kroners (?)

Zones of uncertainty.kmz

Zones of uncertainty

Cedar Point zone of uncertainty

Cedar Point Oyster Shell Processor (?)

Lloyds zone of uncertainty

ROW path may not be accurate

Farnell zone of uncertainty

Station may have been anywhere in this box

Mainline Stations

Original path for Bellingrath Road

Abbott [L. L. Noble Packing House] (?)
Approximate location for this customer. Shipped satsumas from his orchard around the structure. Business is known to be in operation in 1925. One spur track, capable of holding two 40' Express refers.

Fowl River Station [Prosser Station] (?)

Government Street Station

Tacon Station

Lloyds Station

GM&O Union Station (1907)

Crichton Station

Neeley

Farnell Station (?)

Mertz Station

Theodore Station
There was a house track on the east side of the building.

Mann Station
Sat between the M&BS and L&N (now CSX) tracks.

South Orchards Station (?)
Located about 3/4 of a mile north of Fowl River / Prosser...

Parkers' Pavilion (?)

Delchamps Station
Located between the two legs of the wye. The SW side of the station had a platform that curved with the track.

Laurendine [Frohsinn] (?)
The exact station location is not known at this time, but was probably near this location. The original place name was Frohsinn, but was changed around or after 1914, likely due to the Germanic-sounding name, and the war raging in Europe at that time.

Alabama Port

Pritchard Pavilion (?)

Taylor (?)

Bay Shore Businesses.kmz

Bay Shore Businesses

Mann Lumber Mill (?)

Alabama Canning Company

Anderson Stock Pen (?)

Jett Brothers' Construction Company [Brick Yard]

Warley Farms (?)

Pierce's Stock Pen (?)

Crichton Fuel & Ice
Took up most of this corner.

Mobile Cotton Mills

Bixler & Bartee (?)

Crichton Lumber Company

M&O Routes

Davis IL to Elco IL
Built as Cairo & St. Louis RR ca1865 as 36" gauge
to St. Louis & Cairo RR 7-14-1881
converted to standard gauge 1887
to Gulf Mobile & Ohio RR 9-13-1940
to Illinois Central Gulf RR 8-10-1972
to Cairo Terminal RR 3-24-1983
to Shawnee Terminal RR 1996
controlled by Pioneer Railcorp Co
abandoned

Carbon Lake IL to Elco IL
Built as Cairo & St. Louis RR ca1865 as 36" gauge
to St. Louis & Cairo RR 7-14-1881
converted to standard gauge 1887
to Gulf Mobile & Ohio RR 9-13-1940
to Illinois Central Gulf RR 8-10-1972
abandonment approved 11-23-1979

Carbon Lake IL to Leahy IL
Built as Cairo & St. Louis RR ca1865 as 36" gauge
to St. Louis & Cairo RR 7-14-1881
converted to standard gauge 1887
to Gulf Mobile & Ohio RR 9-13-1940
to Illinois Central Gulf RR 8-10-1972
abandonment approved 4-23-1985

Percy IL to Baldwin, IL
to Illinois Central RR 2-29-1988
to Canadian National RR 2-11-1998

Cairo existing
to Illinois Central RR 2-29-1988
to Canadian National RR 2-11-1998

Cairo abandoned
abandoned

Baldwin IL to Red Bud IL
to Illinois Central RR 1988
abandoned 9-5-1991

E St. Louis to Red Bud, IL

Meridian MS to Waynesboro MS
Built by Mobile & Ohio RR 1859?
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 1859?
to Gulf & Mississippi RR 7-10-1985

Corinth 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

Corinth MS to Jackson TN
Built by Mobile & Ohio RR 1850s
to Norfolk Southern RR 6-1988
leased to West Tennessee RR 8-2001

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
Built by Mobile & Ohio RR 1899
abandoned

Maplesville AL to Montgomery AL
Built by Mobile & Ohio RR 1899
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
Built by Warrior Southern RR
completed 9-1-1903
subsidiary of Mobile & Ohio RR
leased to Alabama Southern RR (Watco) 11-20-2005

M&O Warrior Southern Branch
Built by Warrior Southern RR
completed 9-1-1903
subsidiary of Mobile & Ohio RR
Fox to Kellerman sold to Twin Seam Mining Co. 1940
abandoned 1963

M&O Kellerman Wye

Artesia to Starkville MS
abandoned 1969

Muldon MS to Aberdeen MS
Built by Mobile & Ohio RR 1869?
abandoned August 1943

OH&CC Branch
Built as Southern Ry but operated by Mobile & Ohio until it was sold to shortline Okolona Houston & Calhoun City

Chicora Branch
Built by Mobile & Ohio RR ca1890
abandoned 1933

Robinson Jct south wye

Untitled Path

Jackson TN to Kenton TN
Built by Mobile & Ohio RR completed 1861
to Gibson County RR Authority 8-31-1984
to West Tennessee RR 1984

South Columbus, KY to Winford Jct KY
Built by Mobile & Ohio RR
completed 12-1-1881

Union City TN to South Columbus KY
Built by Mobile & Ohio RR completed 1861
South Columbus to Cayce abandonment approved 10-11-1979 effective 12-27-1979
Cayce to Union City abandonment approved 11-7-1980 effective 6-1-1981

Rives TN to Union City TN
Built by Mobile & Ohio RR completed 1861
to Illinois Central RR 2-29-1988
to Canadian National RR 2-11-1998
leased to Union City Terminal RR 5-24-1917

Kenton TN to Rives TN
abandonment approved 9-9-1981 effective 10-9-1981

Winford to Cairo
Mobile & Ohio trackage rights on Illinois Central

Millstadt Jct to Millstadt IL
Built by St Louis & Cairo RR 1883
to Columbia & Millstadt RR 1-1945

Narkeeta MS to Gainesville AL
Built as Mississippi Gainesville & Tuscaloosa RR 1860
rails removed then right-of-way sold to shortline who relaid wood rails but went bankrupt and line abandoned again within a few years

Bonita Park Branch

North Cairo connection

Trendley Ave abandoned

Columbus KY to South Columbus
abandonment authorized 3-19-1928

Starkville spur

East St Louis Existing
to Illinois Central RR

Mobile to Pritchard

M&O Mines

Kellerman Tipple

M&O Sidings and Spurs

Sidings Waynesboro to Meridian

Existing

Woodward siding

Shubuta house track

Shubuta siding

Quitman siding

Quitman

Quitman house track

Quitman Long-Bell spur

pulpwood yard

Enterprise house track

Mobile

Mobile Abandoned

Turntable

Crossover

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

Saltillo siding

Booneville siding
Booneville Siding

Rienzi woodyard
Rienzi Woodyard

Rienzi Siding

Abandoned

Mobile & Ohio RR
Baldwyn Siding

Mobile & Ohio RR

Baldwyn Brick & Tile Co and Standard Oil Co

Wheeler Siding

Wheelers House Track

Trk 131 Booneville Siding

Booneville House Track

Trk 131-A
Built 6-1920 per AFE 2677 CR 235

Trk 133-A
Completed 11-1916 AFE 2173

Thrasher spur
Extended 596' on south end 8-1926 AFE 20682 CR 5553

Meridian

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

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

Illinois Sidings & Spurs

East St Louis

From 1905 Sanborn Maps

M&O Turntable

Sidings Okolona to Meridian

Marion siding

Marion house track

Lauderdale siding

Porterville house track

Sucarnochee siding

Electric Mills spur

Scooba house track

Wahalak siding

Shuqulak siding

Klines spur

Macon siding

Gurleys spur

Crawford siding

Crawford house track

Mayhew siding

Tibbee siding

West Point

Muldon siding

Muldon elevator spur

Prairie siding

Egypt siding

Artesia

Okolona

Tupelo

Untitled Path
shown on 1966 topo map

shown on 1966 topo map

Sidings Artesia to AL State Line

Bent Oak siding

Columbus

Columbus Wye

Columbus gravel pit spur

Aberdeen Branch

M&O Aberdeen turntable

TN

Jackson

Existing 2017

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

M&O Meridian Roundhouse

Machine Shop

office

Supply Room

Oil & waste

Blacksmith

Mobile & Ohio Freight Depot
Built 1903?
Destroyed by fire 6-9-1995

Prentiss Co

Booneville Depot
Booneville Combination Depot Built by Mobile & Ohio RR now museum

Coal Bin

Tool House

Section Laborer's House

Section Foreman's House

Baldwyn Depot
Baldwyn Combination Depot Built by Mobile & Ohio RR 30.4' x 128'

platform

Toilet

Wheelers Water Tank

Pump House

Wheelers Depot
Wheelers Depot Built by Mobile & Ohio RR Retired 3-1939 and replaced by passenger shelter 4' x 9' and freight shelter 8' x 8' per AFE 21858

Cotton Platform

Cotton Platform
Constructed 8-1928 per AFE 20938

Cinder Platform

Thrasher Depot
20' x 30'
Retired

Tupelo M&O Freight House
Tupelo Mobile & Ohio RR Freight House

Tupelo Union Station
Tupelo Union Station used by Mobile & Ohio RR (later Gulf Mobile & Ohio RR) and St. Louis- San Francisco RR (Frisco) Built 1907 torn down 1975

Tupelo Union Station
roof overhang