A private rail company is illegally holding up Amtrak trains on a line that ... all but about 240 miles of the 1,377-mile line, called the Crescent Route, and is in charge of dispatching both ...

Congress approved $66 billion in funding for rail projects as part of a massive infrastructure bill in 2021, with $22 billion dedicated to Amtrak ... miles of rail line on the Crescent Route ...

"Amtrak operates the Crescent, which operates daily between New York and New Orleans and stops in Lynchburg,' Amtrak said. "This service is cancelled today and Friday due to the severe weather." ...

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 ...