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Owner: Gulf Mobile & Ohio
Model:EMD GP38ACBuilt As:GMO 724 (GP38AC)
Serial Number:36082Order No:5766
Frame Number:5766-4Built:3/1971
Other locos with this serial:  NECR 9543(GP38) GEXR 3835(GP38AC) GEXR 9543(GP38AC) GMO 724(GP38AC)
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ICG No. 33
Title:  ICG No. 33
Description:  On 10 August 1972, the day of the Illinois Central-Gulf Mobile & Ohio merger, the ICG discontinued the regular operation of former GM&O trains 32 and 33 between Bogalusa and New Orleans; but the trains continued to run occasionally to serve a customer at the south end of the former GM&O Canal Yard. In this view taken shortly after the merger, No. 33 was entering the main line of the Southern Railway just south of the Slidell depot, to continue its trip to New Orleans. The roof of the depot can be seen right behind the loco.

This ICG trainman had previously lined the spring switch (SS) for the siding, to comply with the "Five-Minute-Rule" and once the time was up he threw it again just as his train was about to enter the main line. Setting the switch for the siding five minutes before the train entered the main line made nearby signals go red, and this prevented mainline trains from colliding with No. 33. We know this was shortly after the ICG merger because the train was short and it wasn't running extra. Once Nos. 32 and 33 were removed from the Southern timetable, these occasional trains would have to run as extras. (approximate date)
Photo Date:  11/1/1972  Upload Date: 12/25/2016 11:44:45 AM
Location:  Slidell, LA
Author:  James H. Selzer, Jr. photo
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  GMO 724(GP38AC)
Views:  935   Comments: 1
#41
Title:  #41
Description:  #41, a local that went from Water Valley to Canton, stops to set out and pick up at North Yard at Grenada. Photo by Fred Goff.
Photo Date:  6/1/1973  Upload Date: 7/1/2009 2:09:56 PM
Location:  Grenada, MS
Author:  Fred Goff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GMO 525(GP30) GMO 724(GP38AC)
Views:  1645   Comments: 1
GMO 724
Title:  GMO 724
Description:  GM&O GP38AC 724 sits in the ICG (former GM&O) Venice yard in November 1974
Photo Date:  11/7/1974  Upload Date: 6/28/2009 5:08:10 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GMO 724(GP38AC)
Views:  799   Comments: 0
GM&O 724
Title:  GM&O 724
Description:  An eastbound coal train is led by a GM&O GP38
Photo Date:  2/18/1978  Upload Date: 2/15/2017 3:47:34 PM
Location:  Apple River, IL
Author:  Richard Kundert
Categories:  Bridge,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  GMO 724(GP38AC)
Views:  329   Comments: 0
GMO 709
Title:  GMO 709
Description:  Southbound
Photo Date:  7/1/1980  Upload Date: 4/26/2015 10:46:39 PM
Location:  Mount Zion, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  GMO 709(GP38) GMO 724(GP38AC)
Views:  602   Comments: 0
GMO 724
Title:  GMO 724
Description:  Southbound
Photo Date:  7/1/1980  Upload Date: 4/26/2015 10:46:45 PM
Location:  Mount Zion, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  GMO 724(GP38AC) GMO 709(GP38)
Views:  496   Comments: 0
GM&O 914
Title:  GM&O 914
Description:  Illinois Central Gulf was great fun in the early 1980s. You really never knew what you might get on any given train - often Paducah re-builds, sometimes IC "green diamond" Geeps, or, as in this case, GM&O units still wearing original colors and numbers. Here an SD40 has the point on an eastbound crossing the (then) brand-new Kaskaskia River bridge at New Athens, IL.
Photo Date:  9/16/1981  Upload Date: 4/5/2011 3:37:30 PM
Location:  New Athens, IL
Author:  TS _Illinois
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  GMO 914(SD40) GMO 724(GP38AC)
Views:  835   Comments: 3
Southbound P-53
Title:  Southbound P-53
Description:  It has been almost 10 years since the merger, and yet GM&O units are still plentiful.
Photo Date:  6/5/1982  Upload Date: 8/7/2007 7:45:17 PM
Location:  Springfield, IL
Author:  Trey Kunz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GMO 724(GP38AC)
Views:  931   Comments: 1
GMO 627, 724, ICG 9621 are S/B,
Title:  GMO 627, 724, ICG 9621 are S/B,
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/20/1983  Upload Date: 11/12/2005 2:13:01 PM
Location:  Tolono, IL
Author:  Jack D. Kuiphoff
Categories:  Station
Locomotives:  GMO 627(GP35) GMO 724(GP38AC) ICG 9621(GP38-2)
Views:  1901   Comments: 6
ICG Mays Yard
Title:  ICG Mays Yard
Description:  Illinois Central Gulf GP40 3022, Gulf Mobile & Ohio GP38 724 and ICG GP40 3062 were behind the sand tower at the ICG's MAYS YARD, just west of New Orleans.
Photo Date:  6/12/1984  Upload Date: 2/22/2019 11:49:27 AM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  Michael Palmieri
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  ICG 3022(GP40) GMO 724(GP38AC) ICG 3062(GP40)
Views:  532   Comments: 0
GMO 724
Title:  GMO 724
Description:  GM&O 724
Photo Date:  5/19/1985  Upload Date: 6/23/2016 9:27:43 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  J Fischer
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  GMO 724(GP38AC)
Views:  300   Comments: 1
GMO 724
Title:  GMO 724
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/1/1985  Upload Date: 4/26/2015 11:14:53 PM
Location:  Mattoon, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  GMO 724(GP38AC)
Views:  302   Comments: 0
GMO 724
Title:  GMO 724
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/1/1985  Upload Date: 4/26/2015 11:15:16 PM
Location:  Mattoon, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  GMO 724(GP38AC)
Views:  314   Comments: 0
GMO 724
Title:  GMO 724
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/1/1985  Upload Date: 4/26/2015 11:37:43 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  GMO 724(GP38AC)
Views:  270   Comments: 0
Interesting locos
Title:  Interesting locos
Description:  There is a real beauty of a portrait of this lead GP40 by Andrew Koenigsberg (in his album Some misc. roster shots) from the Summer of 1978. Lets just say that by the Winter of 87, it was looking pretty rough. The 2nd unit is interesting not just because it is still in GM&O colors, but because there are two different stories about its eventual fate. One has it going to Goderich & Exeter 9543 (later re-numbered GEXR 3835), The other having it end up with NECR via Conrail and then Helm Leasing. Guess I'll need to look into that further..
Photo Date:  1/22/1987  Upload Date: 3/8/2013 2:43:51 PM
Location:  Belleville, IL
Author:  TS _Illinois
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ICG 3007(GP40) GMO 724(GP38AC)
Views:  747   Comments: 0


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