Standard Gauge
Headquarters: Jackson, TN
Years of Operation: 1917-1940
Predecessor Roads: New Orleans, Mobile & Chicago
Meridian & Memphis
Jackson & Eastern
New Orleans Great Northern
Successor Roads: Gulf, Mobile & Ohio
Miles Operated: 402 in 1916
Route: Jackson, TN to Mobile, AL; Meridian, MS to Union, MS;
Union, MS to Jackson, MS and New Orleans, LA.
Locomotives Owned: See roster page HERE
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On January 1, 1917, the New Orleans, Mobile & Chicago was reorganized
as the Gulf, Mobile & Northern Railroad. In January 1918, the GM&N
bought the stock of the Meridian & Memphis Ry, running between
Meridian and Union, MS. This railroad was officially merged into the
GM&N in 1929. In July 1926, the GM&N acquired the Jackson &
Eastern Ry, running from Union to Lena, and it was completed to Jackson,
MS in 1927. The New Orleans Great Northern from New Orleans to Jackson, MS
was placed under the control of the GM&N in 1929, and officially
leased to the GM&N in 1933. On September 13, 1940, the GM&N merged
with the Mobile & Ohio to form the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad.
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GM&N 35 at an unknown location. |
GM&N 60 at Jackson, TN in January 1940. |
GM&N caboose 24 at Laurel, MS. |
GM&N 2-8-2 109 at Jackson, MS in September 1940. |
GM&N's main heavy freight power consisted mostly of 2-10-0's. On
most roads these were considered branchline power. Russian Decapod 206
rests at Meridian on July 20, 1936. |
261 was one of GM&N's heavy Decapods and was equipped with a Coffin
feedwater heater above the headlight. |
GM&N's heavy passenger power was provided by two Baldwin 4-6-2's
weighing in at about 107 tons. No. 426 is shown at Jackson, TN in October
1935. Sister 425 still runs on the Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern
in Pennsylvania. |
GM&N depot at Bay Springs, MS circa 1970 |
October 1919 Official Railway Equipment Register- Art Richardson Collection |
December 1925 Official Railway Equipment Register- Art Richardson
Collection
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October 1930 Official Railway Equipment Register- Art Richardson Collection |
July 1935 Official Railway Equipment Register- Art Richardson Collection |
July 1940 Official Railway Equipment Register- Art Richardson Collection |
June 1923 Official Guide of the Railways |
March 1937 Official Guide of the Railways- Tony Howe Collection (pdf) |
ROSTER by Gil Hoffman here |
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