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Texas Pacific–Missouri Pacific Station (New Orleans)

Coordinates: 29°56′14″N 90°04′06″W / 29.9371°N 90.0684°W / 29.9371; -90.0684
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Texas Pacific–Missouri Pacific Station
Passenger rail station
Texas & Pacific Passenger Station
General information
LocationAnnunciation St.
New Orleans, LA
Coordinates29°56′14″N 90°04′06″W / 29.9371°N 90.0684°W / 29.9371; -90.0684
Operated byTexas Pacific Railway
History
Opened1916 (1916)
Closed1954 (1954)
Former services
Preceding station Missouri Pacific Railroad Following station
Carrollton Avenue
toward El Paso
Texas and Pacific Railway Main Line Terminus
Carrollton Avenue Little Rock – New Orleans

The Texas and Pacific Railway (T&P) Station was constructed in 1916 on Annunciation Street in New Orleans. The station was located between Melpomene and Thalia streets. Prior to the construction of the Huey P. Long Bridge, the trains used a railroad ferry to cross the Mississippi River into Gretna. The trains then stopped at the 4th Street station to pick up West Bank passengers before leaving town.[1]

The station was demolished in 1954 and replaced by the current New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Stations & Structures - New Orleans, LA". Texas Pacific Railway. Retrieved 24 June 2004.
  2. ^ "Crescent City Choo Choo". Louisiana Division New Orleans Public Library. Retrieved 24 June 2004.