In a rare daylight appearance, the 6+ hour late Crescent arrives at the Salisbury station. Today's train was missing its other Viewliner sleeper car. (Pentax K10D with DA 50-200mm lens)
Amtrak took over the New York - New Orleans market when the Southern Railway discontinued its famed Southern Crescent. Following the same route, it takes two days and a night to connect the Big Apple with the Big Easy. The crossing of Lake Ponchartrain is
Three north-south routes cross the Carolinas. Auto Train runs through here, too. Also, the State of North Carolina sponsors the Piedmont service and supports the Carolinian.