| Piedmont Limited | |
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EMD FP7s leading the Piedmont Limited in 1974. |
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| Overview | |
| Service type | Inter-city rail |
| First service | 1899 |
| Last service | 1976 |
| Former operator(s) | Southern Railway |
| Route | |
| Start | New York, New York |
| End | New Orleans, Louisiana |
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, Louisiana train, operating over the same route as the more famous Crescent Limited. The Southern Railway introduced the train in 1899 and was known as the "crack train" of the route until the introduction of the Crescent in 1925.[1][2] The Southern Railway discontinued the Piedmont Limited in 1976.[3]
In its prime the Piedmont Limited operated over the following roads:[2]
Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Piedmont_Limited Piedmont Limited] at Wikimedia Commons
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