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- ↑ "Corporate Family Tree/Flow Chart". The GM&O Historical Society, Inc. Archived from the original on 2007-03-14. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ↑ "Gulf & Chicago Railroad". Abandoned Rails. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ↑ "1904 guide". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
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