The ''Acadian'' was the name of a

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of the Southern Pacific which ran daily as a night train between

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. The ''Acadian'' was one of several passenger trains, including the ''

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'' and '' Argonaut'', which operated over the eastern end (east of Houston) of the "Sunset Route". The 1956 iteration of the ''Acadian'' (which ran as #4 eastbound and #3 westbound) departed Houston at 9:45 pm and arrived in New Orleans at 7:20 am the following morning, while the westbound train departed New Orleans at 9:20 pm and arrived in Houston 7:10 am. The Southern Pacific ended the ''Acadian'' in 1956.

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