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Railroad issued postcards are getting increasingly hard to find and those from the GM&O are particularly rare.  I only have a few GM&O ones in my collection, which I have shared below.  If you know more about postcards that were issued by the GM&O, drop me an e-mail.

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This card, depicting the St. Louis riverfront and the train on the"high line" appears to have been issued about 1947.  The artist combined the features of an F-3 and E-7.  It is my favorite card issued by the GM&O.  

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The card is obviously supposed to be on the Southern Rebel Route.  I believe this is based on a photo with a Alco DL-109.  The artist obviously took quite a few liberties and tried to give the motive power an EMD appearance.

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This card was not issued by the GM&O, but St. Louis Union Station very much was a part of the railroad's operations.  It was the pivot point between the Rebel Route and the Alton Route to Chicago.

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Shown here is Chicago Union Station, in its original splendor prior to the destruction of the Eastern section.  This was the Northern terminal for all GM&O Alton Route passenger operations.

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This 1950's stylized card turns up more often than the others and the line artwork was used on GM&O's final pocket card timetables until the beginning of AMTRAK.

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Moving down south, here is a postcard from the Jack Ferry collection depicting The Rebel at Jackson, Tennesee.  Heading up the train is one of GM&O's famous DL-109 units.

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This card dates back to the GM&N days, prior to the merger with the M&O.  Two of the new streamlined Rebel trains are shown when new.  (Jack Ferry Collection).
 

Well, as you can see, there's space here for one more great GM&O old style card here.  If you have one you would like to share, please e-mail me a copy of your scan and I'll be happy to add it. 

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06/03/07 05:34 PM