Re: Longest railroad mainline in the united states?
Author: Dragoman
Date: 07-05-2017 - 17:43
George Andrews Wrote:
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> Depends on the time period. For many years Espee
> had the longest mainline run, from Portland, OR.,
> to New Orleans, LA.
Longest mainline, perhaps (I am not sure).
BUT, not longest mainline run. I believe that SP never ran a through (passenger) train from Portland to New Orleans. San Francisco, yes. Portland, I don't think so. Freight runs -- no idea.
I believe the longest one-railroad passenger train was Santa Fe's San Francisco Chief.