by edward | Sep 15, 2025 | Amtrak, Mardi Gras, NS Back Belt
Three Amtrak trains running along the path of the New Canal, now I-10, with apologies to Little Feat. Amtrak trains on a Monday morning Amtrak Mardi Gras #24, and Crescent #20, departing Union Passenger Terminal (NOL), Monday morning, 15-September-2025. After the...
by edward | Jun 17, 2025 | Amtrak, Crescent
We’re seeing more Phase VII upgrades on the Crescent 20. Amtrak Crescent 20 24-May-2025 with Phase VII Expansion Amtrak Crescent 20, passing over the Canal Blvd. underpass in Lakeview, New Orleans.The train departed NOL on time, and rolled past my regular coffee...
by edward | Mar 25, 2025 | Amtrak, Crescent, NS Back Belt
Sunday’s Amtrak Crescent #20 included a couple of deadhead cars. New Orleans to New York on the Amtrak Crescent #20 Amtrak’s incarnation of the Crescent continues one of the oldest “name train” routes in the country. Here’s #20, crossing...
by edward | Oct 31, 2023 | Amtrak, City of New Orleans, Crescent, New Orleans - Mobile service
Amtrak Training to Mobile operates a special consist. Amtrak Training The national passenger railroad runs a two-locomotive, two-car training consist between New Orleans and Mobile. Crews prepare for the resumption of passenger service between the two cities. ...
by edward | Oct 20, 2023 | Amtrak, City of New Orleans
There’s a City of New Orleans hitchhiker heading into NOL. City of New Orleans Hitchhiker Amtrak’s City of New Orleans #59 (Southbound) at Central Avenue in Jefferson, Louisiana, 19-October-2023. AMTK 50, AMTK 135, P42DC Genesis locomotives, pull the...
by edward | Oct 5, 2023 | Amtrak, Crescent, NS Back Belt
A back belt fire disrupts trains and autos. Back Belt fire A back belt fire broke out on the Canal Boulevard underpass on Monday, 2-October-2023, around 6pm. NOFD documented the fire on Twitter. By Wednesday, 4-October, the damage to the tracks appears to be repaired....
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