Service type Inter-city rail Last service 1976 Start New York, New York | First service March 12, 1899 Former operator(s) Southern Railway End New Orleans, Louisiana | |
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The Piedmont Limited was a named passenger train operated by the Southern Railway in the southern United States. For most of its life it was a New York—New Orleans train, operating over the same route as the more famous Crescent Limited. The Southern Railway introduced the train on March 12, 1899, and it was known as the crack train of the route until the introduction of the Crescent in 1925. The Southern Railway discontinued the Piedmont Limited in 1976.
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Route details
In its prime the Piedmont Limited operated over the following roads:
Major cities served
Aside from the above cited cities, the train served Newark, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Greensboro, Charlotte, Birmingham.
References
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