| Crescent | |
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| Type | Inter-city rail |
| System | Amtrak |
| Terminals | New York City – New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1979 |
| Owner | Amtrak, CSX, NS (track) |
| Operator(s) | Amtrak |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 1,377 miles (2,216 km) |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm) |
The Crescent is a passenger train operated by Amtrak in the eastern part of the United States. Inter-city rail services are express Train passenger services which cover longer distances than Commuter trains Africa Inter-city services are reasonably The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 The City of New York New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 This article is about the present railroad formed in 1990 For the former regional railroad in Virginia and North Carolina a small part of the new one see Norfolk Southern The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 A train is a connected series of vehicles that move along a track ( Permanent way) to transport freight or passengers from one place to another The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It runs 1,377 miles (2,216 km) daily from Pennsylvania Station in New York City to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal in New Orleans, Louisiana as train 19 and returns on the same route as train 20. Pennsylvania Station (commonly known as “Penn Station”) is the major intercity rail station and a major Commuter rail hub in New York City The City of New York New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal ( NOUPT) is the main Train station in New Orleans Louisiana. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana Most of the route of the Crescent is on the Norfolk Southern Railway. This article is about the present railroad formed in 1990 For the former regional railroad in Virginia and North Carolina a small part of the new one see Norfolk Southern The Crescent passes through more states (including the District of Columbia) than any other Amtrak route. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D
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History
A decade after the Civil War, the predecessor of Southern Railway, the Richmond and Danville Railroad Company, established the "Piedmont Air Line Route. The Southern Railway is a former United States Railroad. It was the product of nearly 150 predecessor lines that were combined reorganized and recombined beginning " This connected the Northeastern US with Atlanta and New Orleans both via Richmond and via Southern's present route through Charlottesville, Va. , and Lynchburg, Va. The "Southern Express" and the "Southern Mail" operated over these routes, on an advertised time of 57 hours and 40 minutes, including a change at Atlanta.
Today's Crescent is the lineal descendant of the "Washington and Southwestern Vestibuled Limited," inaugurated in January, 1891, by the Richmond and Danville Railroad along the "Piedmont Air Line Route. " This Washington-Atlanta train was soon nicknamed the "Vestibule" because it was the first all-year train with vestibuled equipment operating in the South. Vestibuled train refers to a Passenger train whose cars have enclosed vestibules at their ends in contrast to the open platforms on early cars
The brochure announcing the train hailed it as "a service second to none in completeness and elegance of detail . . . providing all the latest and best facilities for the comfort and enjoyment of its patrons. " And the "Vestibule" lived up to its billing. Drawing room and stateroom sleeping cars, dining cars, smoking and library cars and observation cars embodied the latest, most luxurious designs. They were gas lighted throughout and equipped with hot and cold running water. The vestibuled platforms proved an interesting novelty. Many passengers spent considerable time walking from one car to another just to enjoy the unusual experience of being able to do so without having their hats blown away.
Soon the Washington-Atlanta schedule expanded to include a through Pullman to New Orleans via Montgomery and Mobile, Ala. , over the rails of the Atlanta & West Point, the Western Railway of Alabama, and the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. New York was brought into the schedule, via a connection with the Pennsylvania Railroad's "Congressional Limited. " Scheduled time for the New York-New Orleans run was advertised as a "40-hour, unprecedented" trip. Because of the popularity of this through service, the "Washington and Southwestern Vestibuled Limited" became a solid train of through cars between New York and New Orleans. It carried the first dining cars to operate between those two cities.
As Southern's railway partners sought to discontinue passenger services Southern Railway rerouted the train to an all-Southern route and operated the train as the Southern Crescent between Washington, DC's Union Station and New Orleans. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Union Station is the grand ceremonial Train station designed to be the entrance to Washington D The Southern Crescent inaugurated service in 1970 by combining two trains that had run separately between New York and New Orleans for decades: the Southerner, which ran over the Southern Railway between New Orleans and Atlanta via Birmingham; and the original Crescent, which had previously used Atlanta and West Point Railroad, Western Railway of Alabama and Louisville and Nashville Railroad trackage between New Orleans and Atlanta via Mobile, Alabama. The Southerner was a named passenger train of the Southern Railway in the United States. The Atlanta and West Point Railroad (AWP was originally chartered in 1847 as the Atlanta and LaGrange Rail Road and the section from Newnan to West Point was chartered The Western Railway of Alabama (WRA was created by the owners of the Montgomery and West Point Railroad in 1854 The Louisville and Nashville Railroad was a Class I railroad that operated freight and passenger services in the southeast United States. For the combined Southern Crescent, Southern moved the train to the Birmingham route instead of the Mobile route.
Meanwhile, the A&WP, Western of Ala and L&N continued to run the "Crescent" between Atlanta and New Orleans. Each morning, the "Crescent" and the "Southern Crescent" departed Atlanta for New Orleans over different routes. By then, the "Crescent" was a coach only train sustained by two storage mail cars. Eventually, it was run combined with the "Pan American" south of Montgomery. In 1970, with the mail contract cancelled, the "Crescent" was discontinued.
Southern Railway, a predecessor of Norfolk Southern, initially opted out of Amtrak in 1971, although after May 1, 1971, Amtrak, assuming the services of the Penn Central, carried the Southern Crescent between New York and Washington. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The Pennsylvania and New York Central Transportation Company, almost always called Penn Central, was an American Railroad company that operated from 1968
The Southern Crescent was 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 again simplified the name to the Crescent. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar)
As a privately run operation, the Southern Crescent became a standout operation, the last of a kind in the United States. However, revenue losses forced Southern Railway to reconsider and the train was turned over to Amtrak in 1979. In 1978 it had a full-service dining car with linen tablecloths, a real kitchen and excellent fried chicken. When the Crescent was converted to Amtrak, the chef of the dining car observed that they would have to "learn how to talk like a Yankee and run a microwave oven. "
When Hurricane Katrina struck Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama in August 2005, the Crescent was temporarily truncated to Atlanta. Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America Mississippi ( is a state located in the Deep South of the United States Alabama (formally the State of Alabama;) is a State located in the southern region of the United States of America. PortalCurrent events News collections and sources WikipediaNews collections and sources. 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. Meridian is a city in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. Amtrak restored service to New Orleans on October 9, 2005 with the northbound Crescent's 7:20 AM departure; the first southbound arrival occurred later in the day. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [1]
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 Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Railroad, founded in 1846 The Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad was a Railroad connecting Richmond Virginia to Washington DC. The Southern Railway is a former United States Railroad. It was the product of nearly 150 predecessor lines that were combined reorganized and recombined beginning The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 This article is about the present railroad formed in 1990 For the former regional railroad in Virginia and North Carolina a small part of the new one see Norfolk Southern The following lines are used:
- See Northeast Corridor for the ex-PRR lines north of Washington, DC, now owned by Amtrak
- Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, Washington to Alexandria, Virginia, now CSX
- Virginia Midland Railway (ex-Southern Railway), Alexandria to Danville, Virginia, now NS
- Piedmont Air-Line Railway (ex-Southern Railway), Danville to Greensboro, North Carolina, now NS
- North Carolina Railroad (ex-Southern Railway), Greensboro to Charlotte, North Carolina, now NS
- Atlanta and Charlotte Air-Line Railway (ex-Southern Railway), Charlotte to Atlanta, Georgia, now NS
- Georgia Pacific Railway (ex-Southern Railway), Atlanta to Birmingham, Alabama, now NS
- Alabama Great Southern Railroad (ex-Southern Railway), Birmingham to Meridian, Mississippi, now NS
- New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad (ex-Southern Railway), Meridian to New Orleans, Louisiana, now NS
Consist
A usual consist on the Crescent includes: 2 P42s, (1 AEM7 between Washington and New York) 1 baggage/mail car, 2 Viewliners, 1 Heritage dining car, 1 Amfleet II lounge, and 4 Amfleet II coaches. The Northeast Corridor ( NEC) is the busiest passenger rail line in the United States by ridership and service frequency Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad was a Railroad connecting Richmond Virginia to Washington DC. Alexandria is an Independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Danville is an Independent city in Virginia, bounded by Pittsylvania County Virginia and Caswell County North Carolina. The North Carolina Railroad (NCRR is a rail corridor extending from Morehead City North Carolina to Charlotte North Carolina. Birmingham (ˈbɝmɪŋhæm is the largest City in the US state of Alabama and is the County seat of Jefferson County. The Alabama Great Southern Railroad is a Railroad in the US states of Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Meridian is a city in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana 1HorizonDinette Car
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It is served by both the Cardinal and Crescent routes The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 The Cardinal is a 1147-mile (1844 km Passenger train route operated by Amtrak, connecting New York Penn Station with Chicago Union Station The Charlottesville Union Station, located in Charlottesville Virginia, is served by Amtrak 's Cardinal and Crescent passenger The Charlottesville Union Station, located in Charlottesville Virginia, is served by Amtrak 's Cardinal and Crescent passenger The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 The Cardinal is a 1147-mile (1844 km Passenger train route operated by Amtrak, connecting New York Penn Station with Chicago Union Station Thruway Motorcoach is Amtrak's system of Amtrak-owned intercity coaches locally contracted transit buses through-ticketed local bus routes and taxi services to This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Lynchburg is an Independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Lynchburg (Amtrak station is located at 825 Kemper Street in Lynchburg Virginia. Danville is an Independent city in Virginia, bounded by Pittsylvania County Virginia and Caswell County North Carolina. The Danville Virginia Amtrak station was built in 1899 from plans drawn by the noted Southern Railway (US architect Frank Milburn North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States The Greensboro Amtrak Station, located in Greensboro North Carolina, is served by three passenger trains the Crescent, Carolinian and Piedmont. The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 High Point is a city located in the Piedmont Triad (The 30th largest metro area in the United States with a population of 1 The High Point Amtrak Station, located in High Point North Carolina, is served by three passenger trains the Crescent, Carolinian and Piedmont. The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 Thruway Motorcoach is Amtrak's system of Amtrak-owned intercity coaches locally contracted transit buses through-ticketed local bus routes and taxi services to Winston-Salem is a city in the US state of North Carolina. As of the 2000 census the city population was 185776 in 2004 the city annexed an additional 17483 North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States Salisbury is a city in Rowan County in North Carolina, a state of the United States of America. The Salisbury Amtrak Station, located in Salisbury North Carolina, is served by three passenger trains The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 The Charlotte Amtrak Station in Charlotte North Carolina is served by three passenger trains The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 The Charlotte Area Transit System, commonly referred to as CATS, is the Public transit system in Charlotte North Carolina, USA. Gastonia is a city in North Carolina, United States. It is the County seat of Gaston County. The Gastonia Amtrak Station, located in Gastonia North Carolina, is served by the passenger train South Carolina ( is a state in the southern region ( Deep South) of the United States of America. Spartanburg is the largest city in and the County seat of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United The Spartanburg Amtrak Station, located in Spartanburg South Carolina, is served by the passenger train Greenville is a mid-sized city located in the upstate of South Carolina. The Greenville Amtrak Station, located in Greenville South Carolina, is served by the passenger train Clemson is a city in Anderson and Pickens counties in the US state of South Carolina. The Clemson Amtrak Station, located in Clemson South Carolina, is served by the Crescent passenger train The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule Toccoa is a city in Stephens County, Georgia, United States located approximately 50 miles from Athens and approximately 90 miles northeast The Toccoa Amtrak Station, formerly known as the Toccoa Southern Railway Depot, is a train station in Toccoa Georgia that is served by Amtrak 's Crescent Gainesville is a city in Hall County in Georgia, United States of America. The Gainesville Amtrak Station, formerly known as the Gainesville Southern Railway Depot, is a train station in Gainesville Georgia that is served by Amtrak The Atlanta Amtrak Station, located in Atlanta Georgia, is served by the Crescent passenger train Alabama (formally the State of Alabama;) is a State located in the southern region of the United States of America. Anniston is a city in Calhoun County in the state of Alabama, United States. The Anniston Amtrak Station, located in Anniston, AL, is served by the passenger train Birmingham (ˈbɝmɪŋhæm is the largest City in the US state of Alabama and is the County seat of Jefferson County. The Birmingham Amtrak Station, located in Birmingham Alabama, is served by the passenger train The Crescent. Tuscaloosa is a city in west central Alabama in the southern United States. The Tuscaloosa Amtrak Station, located in Tuscaloosa, AL, is served by the passenger train The Crescent. Mississippi ( is a state located in the Deep South of the United States Meridian is a city in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. The Meridian Amtrak Station is located on 1901 Front Street Meridian Mississippi. Laurel is a city located in Jones County in Mississippi, a state of the United States of America. The Laurel Amtrak Station, located in Laurel Mississippi, is served by the passenger train Hattiesburg, known as "The Hub City" is a city in Forrest and Lamar Counties in the U The Hattiesburg Amtrak Station, located in Hattiesburg Mississippi, is served by the passenger train Picayune is the largest city in Pearl River County in Mississippi, a state of the United States of America. The Picayune Amtrak Station, located in Picayune Mississippi, is served by the passenger train The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America The Slidell Amtrak Station, located in Slidell Louisiana, is served by the passenger train New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal ( NOUPT) is the main Train station in New Orleans Louisiana. The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 For the city itself see New Orleans Louisiana. The City of New Orleans is a nightly Passenger train operated by Amtrak The Sunset Limited is a Passenger train that for most of its history has run between New Orleans and Los Angeles California, and that from early The Piedmont Crescent is a large urbanized region in the US state of North Carolina that forms the northern section of the rapidly developing I-85 Corridor Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved October 6, 2005. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
- Schafer, Mike; Amtrak's atlas, Trains June 1991
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