Postcard photo of the Gulf Mobile and Northern "Rebel" streamlined train. The original streamlined train went on the rails in 1936. By 1940, the GM&N merged with the Mobile and Ohio Railroad to create the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad.
Date
circa 1936
date QS:P,+1936-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
(train debut) and 1940 (train would now be running as Gulf Mobile and Ohio and not Gulf Mobile and Northern)
Since this was a night train, this seems to be a photo of the train in service--did not do anything with the dark sky re: correction, as it's not clear whether these are flaws in the photo or not.
The card has no copyright markings on it as can be seen in the links above.
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