Crescent (train)

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Crescent

The Crescent crossing the Pearl River near Picayune, Mississippi, in March 2010
Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
Locale	Eastern United States
Current operator(s)	Amtrak
Former operator(s)	Southern Railway (1970–1979)
Annual ridership	303,098 (FY 24)  11.6%[a][1]
Route
Termini	New York City, New York New Orleans, Louisiana
Stops	33
Distance travelled	1,377 miles (2,216 km)
Average journey time	30 hours, 47 minutes (southbound) 32 hours, 36 minutes (northbound)
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	19 (southbound) 20 (northbound)
On-board services
Class(es)	Coach Class First Class Sleeper Service
Disabled access	All train cars, most stations
Sleeping arrangements	Roomette (2 beds) Bedroom (2 beds) Bedroom Suite (4 beds) Accessible Bedroom (2 beds)
Catering facilities	Dining car, Café
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks, checked baggage available at selected stations
Technical
Rolling stock	Amfleet · Viewliner
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Operating speed	43.4 mph (69.8 km/h) (avg.) 125 mph (201 km/h) (top)
Track owner(s)	Amtrak, CSX, NS
Route map Legend 0 mi New York City Hudson River NY NJ North River Tunnels 10 mi 16 km Newark Penn 24 mi 39 km Metropark § 58 mi 93 km Trenton NJ PA Delaware River 91 mi 146 km Philadelphia–30th Street PA DE 116 mi 187 km Wilmington DE MD 185 mi 298 km Baltimore 196 mi 315 km BWI Airport § MD DC 225 mi 362 km Washington, D.C. DC VA Potomac River 233 mi 375 km Alexandria 258 mi 415 km Manassas 293 mi 472 km Culpeper 337 mi 542 km Charlottesville 398 mi 641 km Lynchburg 461 mi 742 km Danville VA NC 509 mi 819 km Greensboro 524 mi 843 km High Point 559 mi 900 km Salisbury 601 mi 967 km Charlotte 623 mi 1003 km Gastonia NC SC 678 mi 1091 km Spartanburg 709 mi 1141 km Greenville 739 mi 1189 km Clemson SC GA Tugaloo River 773 mi 1244 km Toccoa 810 mi 1304 km Gainesville 859 mi 1382 km Atlanta GA AL Eastern Time Central Time 959 mi 1543 km Anniston 1023 mi 1646 km Birmingham 1078 mi 1735 km Tuscaloosa AL MS 1175 mi 1891 km Meridian 1231 mi 1981 km Laurel 1260 mi 2028 km Hattiesburg 1324 mi 2131 km Picayune MS LA 1342 mi 2160 km Slidell City of New Orleans to Chicago 1377 mi 2216 km New Orleans 1377 mi 2216 km Proposed section to Fort Worth 1377 mi 2216 km Proposed section to Fort Worth 1377 mi 2216 km City of New Orleans to New Orleans Jackson City of New Orleans to Chicago Vicksburg MS LA Monroe Ruston Shreveport LA TX Texas Eagle to Chicago Marshall Longview Mineola Dallas Heartland Flyer to Oklahoma City Fort Worth Texas Eagle to San Antonio or Los Angeles = flag stop § = only served by train 20 This diagram: view talk edit

The Crescent is a daily long-distance passenger train operated by Amtrak between New York City and New Orleans (the "Crescent City"). The 1,377-mile (2,216 km) route connects the Northeast to the Gulf Coast via the Appalachian Piedmont, with major stops in Charlotte, North Carolina; Atlanta, Georgia; and Birmingham, Alabama.

Most of the route of the Crescent is on the Norfolk Southern Railway. It is the successor of the Southern Crescent, introduced in 1970 by Norfolk Southern's predecessor, the Southern Railway.

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