Acadian (train)
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| Service type | Inter-city rail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Discontinued | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Southern United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First service | 1936 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last service | 1956 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former operator(s) | Southern Pacific Railroad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Route | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Termini | New Orleans, Louisiana Houston, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance travelled | 363 miles (584 km) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average journey time | 91⁄2 hours | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Service frequency | daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train number(s) | 4 (eastbound) 3 (westbound) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) used | Sunset Route | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seating arrangements | Chair cars and coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Open sections, drawing rooms and compartments [1947] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Observation facilities | Observation lounges | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Acadian was the name of a passenger train of the Southern Pacific which ran daily as a night train between New Orleans, Louisiana, and Houston, Texas. The Acadian was one of several passenger trains, including the Sunset Limited and Argonaut , which operated over the eastern end (east of Houston) of the "Sunset Route".[1] [2] The 1956 iteration of the Acadian (which ran as #4 eastbound and #3 westbound) departed Houston at 9:45 pm and arrived in New Orleans at 7:20 am the following morning, while the westbound train departed New Orleans at 9:20 pm and arrived in Houston 7:10 am.[3] [4] The Southern Pacific ended the Acadian in 1956.[5]
References
[edit ]- ^ Weiskopf, Douglas L. (2009). Rails Around Houston. Arcadia. p. 97. ISBN 9780738558844.
- ^ "Southern Pacific July 1947 timetable, tables 8, 24 and page 17" (PDF).
- ^ Vandervoort, Bill. "Houston's passenger trains of the past". Chicago Transit & Railfan Web Site. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
- ^ Vandervoort, Bill. "New Orleans's passenger trains of the past". Chicago Transit & Railfan Web Site. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
- ^ Palmieri, Michael M. (2004). "The Argonaut". The Louisiana Rail Site. Archived from the original on April 11, 2010. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
Categories:
- Passenger trains of the Southern Pacific Transportation Company
- Named passenger trains of the United States
- 1956 disestablishments in the United States
- Passenger rail transportation in Louisiana
- Passenger rail transportation in Texas
- Railway services discontinued in 1956
- United States train and rolling stock stubs