Route
The tracks between New Orleans and Florida include part of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, and the Southern Pacific Railroad; they are now owned by CSX Transportation, BNSF Railway, and the Union Pacific Railroad. The name Sunset Limited traces its origins to the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway, which was known as the Sunset Route as early as 1874.
The train uses the following route segments, identified here by the names of their original owners:
| Route | Original owner | Current owner |
|---|---|---|
| Orlando, Florida–Sanford, Florida | South Florida Railroad (ACL) | CSX |
| Sanford–DeLand, Florida | Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West Railway (ACL) | CSX |
| DeLand–Jacksonville, Florida | Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West Railway (ACL) | CSX |
| Jacksonville–Chattahoochee, Florida | Florida Central and Western Railroad (SAL) | CSX |
| Chattahoochee–Pensacola, Florida | Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad (L&N) | CSX |
| Pensacola–Flomaton, Alabama | Pensacola Railroad (L&N) | CSX |
| Flomaton–Mobile, Alabama | Mobile and Montgomery Railway (L&N) | CSX |
| Mobile–New Orleans, Louisiana | New Orleans and Mobile Railroad (L&N) | CSX |
| New Orleans–Lafayette, Louisiana | Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad and Steamship Company (SP) | BNSF |
| Lafayette–Lake Charles, Louisiana | Louisiana Western Railroad (SP) | BNSF |
| Lake Charles–Orange, Texas | Louisiana Western Railroad (SP) | UP |
| Orange–Houston, Texas | Texas and New Orleans Railroad (SP) | UP |
| Houston–El Paso, Texas | Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway (SP) | UP |
| El Paso–Los Angeles, California | Southern Pacific Railroad | UP |
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