Former rail company in Texas, long controlled by Southern Pacific
Texas and New Orleans Railroad
Locomotive Sabine of Morgan's Louisiana & Texas line
Overview
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
Technical
Track gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Previous gauge
5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) until 1876
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.
^Williams, Howard C. (1952). "Texas and New Orleans Railroad". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
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