When Amtrak was created in 1970 ... Norfolk Southern controls all but about 240 miles of the 1,377-mile line, called the Crescent Route, and is in charge of dispatching both freight and passenger ...

Amtrak is launching a new line on the Gulf Coast ... Mississippi Amtrak stations currently follow one of two lines. The Crescent route travels between New Orleans and New York, hitting Atlanta ...

Sellouts in coach and high prices in sleeping cars, if space is available at all, are the rule rather than exception in a ...

Amtrak Mardi Gras Service guests will also be able to make next-day connections in New Orleans to Amtrak Crescent trains to ... Katrina damaged much of the line nearly 20 years ago.

Currently, the Sunset Limited connects Houstonians to New Orleans, making three round trips per week from Los Angeles to the Crescent City. It's the only Amtrak line that comes to Houston ...

When deciding names for its trains, Amtrak has a tendency to choose ones that are regionally-focused, as proven by the titles of its two other services, City of New Orleans and Crescent.

The Justice Department said Norfolk Southern failed to follow that law on Amtrak’s Crescent route, which runs between New York City and New Orleans. Last year, southbound trains along the line ...

Amtrak wants to break even and double total ... and cities and Norfolk Southern controls 1,140 miles of rail line on the Crescent Route and handles dispatching for all trains along that segment ...

MARTA reopens Blue Line station after construction MARTA awards $500M contract to improve safety, efficiency MARTA awards $500M contract to improve safety, efficiency Stitch could spur Downtown ...

Amtrak also offers existing routes through Mississippi, including the Crescent (New Orleans to New York) and the City of New Orleans (New Orleans to Chicago). Amtrak is the nation's passenger rail ...