AMERICA'S STREAMLINERS
GULF MOBILE & OHIO
(POST WW II)
The passenger fleet of the combined Gulf Mobile & Ohio was enhanced somewhat after the war. But many of the basic services remained largely the same. The new sleepers operated through between Chicago and Mobile, while the heavyweight sleepers on the Gulf Coast Rebel operated between St. Louis and Montgomery. Between Chicago and St. Louis, much of the equipment remained unchanged until the 1971 formation of Amtrak.
Only streamlined trains and the most important stations are shown.
#19 #3 October 1, 1951 #2 #18
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8:25 am 4:50 pm Chicago 2:08 pm 9:40 pm
9:05 am 5:30 pm Joliet 1:19 pm 8:50 pm
10:41 am 6:57 pm Bloomington 11:51 am 7:23 pm
11:45 am 7:59 pm Springfield 10:48 am 6:21 pm
12:55 pm 9:07 pm Alton 9:38 am 5:10 pm
1:45 pm 10:00 pm St. Louis 8:58 am 4:30 pm
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN (#2-#3)
ORIGINAL 1935 CONSIST
(required 1 set)
(all cars built by ACF in 1935)
Baggage Coach 5750
Buffet Lounge 5800
64 Seat Coach 5801
64 Seat Coach 5802
Diner 5700
24 Seat Parlor 5930
24 Seat Parlor 5931
Parlor Observation 5998
(cars acquired later listed below)
ANN RUTLEDGE (#18-#19)
ORIGINAL 1935 CONSIST
(required 1 set)
(all cars built by ACF in 1935)
Baggage Buffet Coach 5751
Buffet Lounge 5803
64 Seat Coach 5804
64 Seat Coach 5805
Diner 5701
24 Seat Parlor 5932
24 Seat Parlor 5933
Parlor Observation 5999
(cars acquired later listed below)
#1 #15 October 1, 1951 #16 #2
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----- 6:05 pm St. Louis 8:05 am -----
----- 10:00 pm North Cairo 3:40 am -----
7:55 pm 12:35 am Jackson TN 1:10 am 7:30 am
----- 3:05 am Tupelo 10:32 pm -----
----- 6:30 am Meridian 7:00 am -----
----- 10:15 am Mobile 3:30 pm -----
10:35 pm ----- New Albany ----- 5:00 am
1:55 am ----- Louisville ----- 2:00 am
6:00 am ----- Jackson MS ----- 10:20 pm
10:35 am ----- New Orleans ----- 5:40 pm
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REBEL (#1-#2)
(required 3 sets)
(most cars built by ACF in 1936)
(cars 354 and 381 built by ACF in 1938)
Power Mail Baggage 352/353/354
Coach Buffet 372/373/374
Sleeper Observation 395/396/381
GULF COAST REBEL (#15-#16)
(required 2 sets)
(all cars rebuilt heavyweights)
Mail 32/33
Baggage 63/65
Coach 243/328
Buffet Coach 101/102
8S/1DR/3BR Sleeper Deep South/Show Me
CARS ACQUIRED POST WAR
68 Seat Coach 3050-3060 (ACF 1947)
31 Seat Parlor 2106-2109 (ACF 1947)
4S/8R/1C/3BR Sleeper (4 cars available) (ACF 1950)