Texas and New Orleans Railroad

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The Texas and New Orleans Railroad was a major regional rail carrier in Texas and Louisiana that became a key component of the Southern Pacific system in the American Southwest.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct railroad
railroad company
becamePartOf Southern Pacific Transportation Company
Southern Pacific system
connectedCity Beaumont, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Houston, Texas
New Orleans, Louisiana
linked to: New Orleans

San Antonio, Texas
connectedState Louisiana
Texas
country United States
gauge standard gauge
headquartersLocation Houston, Texas
industry rail transport
operatedIn Louisiana
Texas
operatedRoute Houston–Beaumont
Houston–Dallas
Houston–El Paso (via Southern Pacific connections)
Houston–San Antonio
New Orleans–Houston
ownerOf railroad right-of-way in Louisiana
railroad right-of-way in Texas
parentCompany Southern Pacific Transportation Company
partOf Southern Pacific’s transcontinental route
predecessor Houston and Texas Central Railway
Morgan’s Louisiana and Texas Railroad and Steamship Company
primaryCommodity agricultural products
general merchandise
lumber
petroleum products
providedService freight transportation
passenger transportation
railNetworkRole bridge line between Texas and the lower Mississippi Valley
railroadClass Class I railroad
regionServed American Southwest
Gulf Coast
role major regional rail carrier in Texas and Louisiana
servedPort Port of Houston
Port of New Orleans
significance key component of Southern Pacific’s east–west main line between California and New Orleans
trackGauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in
transportMode rail

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Southern Pacific Railroad ownedSubsidiary Texas and New Orleans Railroad
Los Angeles–New Orleans rail corridor historicallyUsedBy Texas and New Orleans Railroad
Southern Pacific Railroad owned Texas and New Orleans Railroad
subject linked to: SP
Texas and New Orleans Railroad predecessor Morgan’s Louisiana and Texas Railroad and Steamship Company
linked to: Texas and New Orleans Railroad