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HISTORY Before Amtrak took over the route, a train called the '' Southern Crescent '' was operated by the Southern Railway , a predecessor of Norfolk Southern, from Washington, DC 's Union Station south to New Orleans. The Southern Railway did not join Amtrak when it was created in 1971 , but continued to operate the ''Southern Crescent'' independently. The ''Southern Crescent'' became one of the two last privately operated long-distance passenger services in the United States. On February 1 , 1979 , Southern left the passenger business and turned over operation of the train to Amtrak, which renamed it and extended it north to New York. The train was also rerouted southwest of Atlanta, Georgia , following what had been the route of the '' Southerner '' rather than the ''Southern Crescent'' (which used Atlanta And West Point Railroad , Western Railway Of Alabama and Louisville And Nashville Railroad trackage past Atlanta, running via Mobile, Alabama ). {Link without Title} When Hurricane Katrina struck Louisiana , Mississippi and Alabama in August 2005 , the ''Crescent'' was temporarily truncated to Atlanta . Service was restored first as far as Meridian, Mississippi as an interim measure as Norfolk Southern crews worked to repair the damage to their lines serving the Gulf Coast. Amtrak restored service to New Orleans on October 9 , 2005 with the northbound ''Crescent'' TRACKS The tracks used were once part of the Pennsylvania Railroad , Richmond, Fredericksburg And Potomac Railroad and Southern Railway systems, and are now owned by Amtrak , CSX Transportation , and Norfolk Southern Railway , respectively. The following lines are used:
STATION STOPS The ''Crescent'' runs as train #19 southbound and #20 northbound, making the following station stops: ; New York EXTERNAL LINKS REFERENCES |
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