Gulf, Mobile & Ohio was one of several railroads that offered passenger service in the hotly competitive corridor between Chicago and St. Louis. In 1960, when the first timetable below was issued, it offered “8 trains daily,” meaning four in each direction.

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The Limited left Chicago at 11:15 am and arrived in St. Louis 5 hours and 28 minutes later. The Abraham Lincoln left at 4:50 pm and arrived 5 hours and 10 minutes later. The Mail left at 8 pm and arrived 7-1/4 hours later. Finally, the Midnight Special left at 11:25 pm and arrived 7 hours 43 minutes later.

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By 1967, the railroad was down to 6 trains daily, three each way, as the Mail had been cancelled. The departure times of the remaining three trains were approximately the same but the Limited took 5 minutes more, the Lincoln 35 minutes more, and the Midnight Special 22 minutes more than in 1960. A fourth train is listed, but it only went between Chicago and Joliet.

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The same trains are on the 1969 timetable, but some of them have actually been speeded up. The Limited takes the same amount of time as in 1967, but the Lincoln takes 15 fewer minutes and the Midnight Special 30 fewer minutes than in 1967.