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 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....
by edward | Jan 29, 2022 | Amtrak, Crescent, Private Railcars
Catalpa Falls – Private railcar running on the Amtrak Crescent. Catalpa Falls Private railcar Catalpa Falls, bringing up the rear of the Amtrak Crescent #20 (Northbound), 27-January-2022. Catalpa Falls is a 1949-vintage 6-double-bedroom/lounge car, built for the...
by edward | Dec 19, 2021 | Amtrak, Crescent, NS Back Belt
AMTK 100, in Midnight Blue Anniversary livery. Midnight Blue Anniversary Caught the third of six Amtrak’s P42-DC “Genesis” locomotives painted to celebrate the railroad’s fiftieth anniversary, pulling the Crescent. This is AMTK 100, along with...
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