New Orleans, Mobile & Texas Railroad
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5' gauge, later converted to Standard Gauge 1880's Headquarters: Years of Operation: 1871-1881 Predecessor Roads: New Orleans, Mobile & Chattanooga Successor Roads: Louisville & Nashville Miles Operated:
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between Mobile and New Orleans was started by the New Orleans, Mobile
& Chattanooga Railroad in 1869, and it was completed in 1871. That
year, the name of the railroad was changed to the New Orleans,
Mobile & Texas Railroad. The Louisville & Nashville Railroad
leased the NOM&C on May 8, 1880, and bought the railroad at a mortgage
foreclosure sale on October 5, 1881.
Source: Where CSX Goes to Sea by Jerry Lachaussee and Parker Lamb, Trains magazine, January 1987 |
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 January 1876 Official Guide of the Railways |
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