Texas and New Orleans Railroad
Former rail company in Texas, long controlled by Southern Pacific / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Texas and New Orleans Railroad was a railroad in Texas and Louisiana. It operated 3,713 miles (5,975 km) of railroad in 1934; by 1961, 3,385 miles (5,448 km) remained when it merged with parent company Southern Pacific.
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Headquarters | Houston, Texas |
Founders | William Fields Abram M. Gentry George W. Smyth[1] |
Reporting mark | TNO |
Locale | Texas and Louisiana |
Dates of operation | 1856; 168 years ago (1856)– 1961; 63 years ago (1961) |
Successor | Southern Pacific Railroad |
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Previous gauge | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) until 1876 |
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