The GM&O was incorporated in 1938 to merge the Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad and the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, which was accomplished in 1940. The GM&O later bought and merged the Alton Railroad in 1947. On August 10, 1972 the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad merged into the Illinois Central Railroad.
This is an illuminated light box of the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio logo. This is a PLA (Polylactic Acid) printed representation of the logo in 2 colors (Red and Yellow) with a shell back containing a wall mounting hole. The lightbox includes an IR remote to turn the light box on/off and to change the color intensity from a warm 2700K to a daylight bright 6500K.
The logo is back lit with 110V LED Strip lights to illuminate the entire logo. The unit measures 9.259” width x 3.964” height x 1.575” depth