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Acadian
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
StatusDiscontinued
LocaleSouthern United States
First service1936
Last service1956
Former operator(s)Southern Pacific Railroad
Route
TerminiNew Orleans, Louisiana
Houston, Texas
Distance travelled363 miles (584 km)
Average journey time9½ hours
Service frequencydaily
Train number(s)4 (eastbound)
3 (westbound)
Line(s) usedSunset Route
On-board services
Seating arrangementsChair cars and coaches
Sleeping arrangementsOpen sections, drawing rooms and compartments [1947]
Observation facilitiesObservation lounges
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)

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

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  1. ^ 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.

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