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 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 ...

Hecht says the Amtrak rail service ... Success of the New Orleans to Mobile line, said Hecht, may help make the argument for a similar rail link between the Crescent City and Baton Rouge.

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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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