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Before the Huey P. Long Bridge was constructed, the Sunset and other Southern Pacific trains reached the station by ferry from Avondale. [1] By the 1940s, a total of 13 passenger trains arrived and departed from the station daily. [2] New Orleans Union Station was the only train station architect Louis Sullivan designed.
Media related to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal at Wikimedia Commons New Orleans, LA – Amtrak; New Orleans, LA – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak) New Orleans Amtrak and Streetcar Station (USA Rail Guide — Train Web) New Orleans Regional Transit Authority Archived April 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
The station also served the New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad and the New Orleans Terminal Company. [1] It was the terminus for many of Southern's premier trains, most notably the Crescent. As such, it was the "front door" to New Orleans for many passengers from the Northeast for most of the first half of the 20th century.
The City of New Orleans is a long-distance passenger train operated by Amtrak in the Central United States between Chicago and New Orleans.The overnight train takes about 19 1 ⁄ 2 hours to complete its 934-mile (1,503 km) route, making major stops in Champaign–Urbana, Carbondale, Memphis, and Jackson as well as in other small towns.
Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. LA-22, "New Orleans and Carrollton Railroad, Carrollton Transit Station, 8201 Willow Street, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA", 30 photos, 6 color transparencies, 3 photo caption pages
A new Texas and New Orleans Railroad company was chartered in 1874 and Terry was named president. The first train from Houston to Orange in over a decade ran in late 1876. It was during this time the railroad was converted from 5 ft 6 in ( 1,676 mm ) to 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ( 1,435 mm ) standard gauge .
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For decades the passenger fare was 15 cents for a one way trip, 25 cents for a round trip. The railroad had terminals at the two ends of the line; stops would also be made at a small station at Gentilly Road, about the midpoint of the line, by advance request. In 1871 the line was purchased by the New Orleans, Mobile and Texas Railroad.