| has gloss | eng: The Argonaut was the Southern Pacific Railroad's secondary transcontinental passenger train, inaugurated in 1926, and operated between New Orleans and Los Angeles via Houston, San Antonio, El Paso, Demming, Douglas, Tucson and Palm Springs until its discontinuance in 1961. In addition to passenger cars from New Orleans to the west coast, it also carried sleeping cars from New Orleans to San Diego via the San Diego & Arizona Eastern, a SP subsidiary. Westbound trains carried sleeping cars from both New Orleans and Houston to San Antonio. |