Alton Railroad Diesel Roster
Alton Railroad diesel locomotive roster (.pdf) Corporate History Gulf Mobile & Ohio - GM&O acquires the Alton and merges the company into the GM&O. Alton Railroad - Baltimore & Ohio buys the Chicago & Alton in December 1930, and reorganizes it as the Alton Railroad on January 8, 1931. On January 24, 1931, the B&O filed papers with the Interstate Commerce Commission for control. Bankruptcy - Alton enters bankruptcy on November 25, 1942 and the Baltimore & Ohio surrenders the company to the courts. Chicago & Alton Railroad - successor to the St Louis, Alton & Chicago Railroad, on October 10, 1862. Bankruptcy - Chicago & Alton enters bankruptcy on August 1, 1922. Harriman control - E.H. Harriman led a syndicate of over one hundred investors, including George Gould, Jacob Schiff, and James Stillman, to acquire the Chicago & Alton, which Harriman was convinced was mismanaged and undervalued. This syndicate acquired 97 percent of the capita