Gulf, Mobile & Northern Railroad Company Records, 1917-1940
Scope and Contents note
16 folders and 2 volumes. Volumes duplicate minutes found in folders.
Dates
- Creation: 1917-1940
Creator
- From the Collection: Illinois Central Railroad Company (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The Illinois Central Railroad Company Archives are open for research; they are available a box at a time in the Special Collections Reading Room (Priority III).
Biographical/Historical note
The Gulf, Mobile & Northern Railroad Company (GM&N) was chartered in 1915 in the states of Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee. On Jan. 1, 1917, the New Orleans, Mobile & Chicago RR passed out of existence after being in receivership since 1913, and the GM&N acquired the whole of it. Over the years, the GM&N continued to acquire lines, including the New Orleans & Great Northern RR (IC:A 4 N2), Birmingham & Northwestern RR (IC:A 4 B1), the Meridian and Memphis RR (IC:A 4 M1), and the Jackson & Eastern Ry (IC:A 4 J1). The GM&N was reorganized in 1940 and consolidated with the Mobile & Ohio RR (IC: A 4 M5) into the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio RR (IC: A 4 G2).
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
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Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
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