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{{Short description|Amtrak service between New York and New Orleans}}
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{{Distinguish|Crescent (Southern Railway train)}}
{{Infobox rail service
| name        = ''Crescent''
| image       = Amtrak Southbound Crescent.jpg
| caption     = The ''Crescent'' crossing the [[Pearl River (Mississippi–Louisiana)|Pearl River]] near [[Picayune, Mississippi]], in March 2010
| type        = [[Inter-city rail]]
| status      = <!-- Only use when line is not operating normally -->
| locale      = [[Eastern United States]]
| first       = 
| last        =
| operator    = [[Amtrak]]
| formeroperator = [[Southern Railway (U.S.)|Southern Railway]] (1970–1979)
| ridership2  = {{Amtrak route ridership|Crescent}}
| start       = {{amtk|New York City}}, New York
| stops       = 33 
| end         = {{amtk|New Orleans}}, Louisiana
| distance    = {{Convert|1377|mi}}
| journeytime = 30&nbsp;hours, 47&nbsp;minutes (southbound)<br>32&nbsp;hours, 36&nbsp;minutes (northbound)
| frequency   = Daily
| trainnumber = 19 (southbound)<br />20 (northbound)
| class       = Coach Class<br />First Class Sleeper Service
| access      = All train cars, most stations
| sleeping    = {{Unbulleted list
   | Roomette (2 beds)
   | Bedroom (2 beds)
   | Bedroom Suite (4 beds)
   | Accessible Bedroom (2 beds)
   }}
| catering    = [[Viewliner|Dining car]], [[Amfleet#Cafes|Café]]
| baggage     = Overhead racks, checked baggage available at selected stations
| stock       = [[Amfleet]]{{,}}[[Viewliner]]
| gauge       = {{Track gauge|ussg|allk=on}}
| speed       = {{Convert|43.4|mph|abbr=on}}<!-- 1377 miles / 31.7 hours (average of northbound and southbound journey time) --> ({{Tooltip|avg.|average speed (including stops)}})<br />{{Convert|125|mph|abbr=on}} ({{Tooltip|top|top speed}})
| map         = {{Amtrak Crescent}}
| owners      = [[Amtrak]], [[CSX Transportation|CSX]], [[Norfolk Southern Railway|NS]]
| map_state   = collapsed
}}

The '''''Crescent''''' is a daily [[Long-distance Amtrak routes|long-distance]] [[passenger train]] operated by [[Amtrak]] between [[New York City]] and [[New Orleans]] (the "Crescent City"). The {{convert|1377|mi|km|adj=on}} route connects the [[Northeastern United States|Northeast]] to the [[Gulf Coast of the United States|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 (U.S.)|Southern Railway]].

==History==
===''Southerner''===
{{main|Southerner (U.S. train)}}
Today's ''Crescent'' is a direct descendant of the ''[[Southerner (U.S. train)|Southerner]]'', a streamlined passenger train operated by the [[Southern Railway (U.S.)|Southern Railway]] from 1941 to 1970. The daily train followed essentially the same route as the modern ''Crescent'', providing sleeper service between New York and New Orleans via Washington, Atlanta, and Birmingham.

===''Southern Crescent''===
Since its inception, the sister train of the ''Southerner'' was a second New York–New Orleans sleeper, the Southern Railway's ''[[Crescent (Southern Railway train)|Crescent]]''. The two trains shared generally the same route between New York and [[Atlanta]], but diverged between Atlanta and New Orleans. The ''Crescent'' took a more coastal route, operating via [[Mobile, Alabama|Mobile]] and [[Montgomery, Alabama|Montgomery]] over [[Atlanta and West Point Railroad]], [[Western Railway of Alabama]], and [[Louisville & Nashville Railroad]] trackage. The ''Southerner'' stayed inland to run exclusively on Southern Railway trackage through Birmingham.
[[File:Southern Railway E8A 2926 with Train 1, the Southern Crescent at Peachtree Station, Atlanta, GA on January 21, 1971 (26556781514).jpg|thumb|left|[[Southern Railway (United States)|Southern Railway's]] ''Southern Crescent'' at [[Peachtree station]] on January 21, 1971]]
In 1970, amid a push by its partners to discontinue passenger operations, the Southern Railway merged the ''Southerner'' and the ''Crescent'' into one service: the ''Southern Crescent.'' The new train used the route of the ''Southerner,'' operating via Birmingham instead of Mobile. Although the Birmingham route was slightly longer, it was fully owned by the Southern Railway and therefore more reliable. The ''Southern Crescent'' was numbered 1 southbound and 2 northbound. [[Penn Central]] carried it between Washington and New York along the [[Northeast Corridor]], inheriting the longstanding haulage agreement from the Pennsylvania Railroad.

For most of the 1970s, the ''Southern Crescent'' was supplemented by the ''[[Piedmont Limited|Piedmont]],'' a former New York–New Orleans train that had been cut back to a regional Atlanta–Washington (later Charlotte–Washington and [[Salisbury, North Carolina|Salisbury]]–Washington) service running along the middle leg of the ''Southern Crescent'' route.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}

[[Amtrak]] took over most inter-city passenger trains in the United States on May 1, 1971, but the Southern Railway initially opted out. Amtrak did inherit most of Penn Central's passenger services, including the haulage agreement for the ''Southern Crescent''. For a portion of the mid-1970s, the ''Southern Crescent'' only operated tri-weekly between Atlanta and New Orleans, and carried a run-through Amtrak 10-6 sleeper on those days to connect to the ''[[Sunset Limited]]''. On occasion, when the Southern deemed an Amtrak car to be short of its standards, it substituted a Southern sleeper in the consist. Additionally, one of the two dome coaches in the Southern car fleet was added for the leg south of Atlanta.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}

The ''Southern Crescent'' was one of the last two privately operated long-distance passenger services in the United States, the other being the ''[[Rio Grande Zephyr]]''. However, mounting revenue losses and equipment-replacement expenses forced Southern Railway to leave the passenger business. 

===Amtrak era===

The Southern Railway turned over full operation of the ''Southern Crescent'' to Amtrak on February 1, 1979. Amtrak simplified the name to the ''Crescent'' and renumbered it 19 southbound and 20 northbound, though for several years the Southern assigned it operating numbers 819 and 820.<ref>Amtrak Colors for Crescent ''[[Railway Age]]'' January 5, 1979, page 25</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Lang |first=Neil |title=Amtrak News |date=November 1977 |magazine=[[Pacific RailNews|Pacific News]] |issue=208 |page=17 |url=http://magazine.trainlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/pne_197902.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720094639/http://magazine.trainlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/pne_197902.pdf |archive-date=July 20, 2022 |url-status=dead |issn=0030-879X}}</ref> The train began using rebuilt [[Heritage Fleet]] equipment in 1981.<ref name=allaboard>{{All Aboard Amtrak}}</ref>{{rp|78}}
[[File:The dining car of the Amtrak Crescent as it rolls through Greenville, South Carolina, in 2019.jpg|thumb|The Amtrak Crescent dining car in 2019]]

On October 28, 1989, Amtrak added a section of the ''Crescent'' between Birmingham and [[Mobile, Alabama]], known as the [[Gulf Breeze (train)|''Gulf Breeze'']]. It ran until April 1, 1995, when it was cancelled due to budget issues. A replacement [[Amtrak Thruway]] bus ran until October 16, 1997. The Atlanta–New Orleans portion of the ''Crescent'' was reduced to tri-weekly operation from April 2, 1995, to November 11, 1996 (quad-weekly from November 1995 to February 1996).<ref name=50years>{{Fifty Years of Amtrak Trains|pages=112–115}}</ref>
<!--In its present-day form, the southbound ''Crescent'' leaves New York in mid-afternoon and Washington, D.C., in the early evening, passing through the Carolinas overnight for arrival at breakfast time in Atlanta, lunchtime in Birmingham, and early evening at New Orleans. Northbound trains leave New Orleans at breakfast time, passing through Atlanta at dinner time and the Carolinas overnight for arrival at the end of rush hour the following day in Washington, lunchtime in Philadelphia and early afternoon in New York.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/timetables/Crescent-Schedule-050118.pdf | title=''Crescent'' New York - Atlanta - New Orleans: schedule| publisher = Amtrak }}</ref>-->

When [[Hurricane Katrina]] struck [[Louisiana]], [[Mississippi]], and [[Alabama]] in August 2005, the ''Crescent'' was temporarily truncated to Atlanta.  Service was restored first as far as [[Meridian, Mississippi]], while Norfolk Southern crews worked to repair the damage to their lines serving the Gulf Coast. Amtrak restored ''Crescent'' and ''[[City of New Orleans (train)|City of New Orleans]]'' service to New Orleans on October 9, 2005.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/am2Copy/News_Release_Popup&c=am2Copy&cid=1093554021576 |title=Amtrak Trains to Roll Out of New Orleans on October 9 |publisher=Amtrak |date=October 10, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051008223143/https://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/am2Copy/News_Release_Popup&c=am2Copy&cid=1093554021576 |archive-date=October 8, 2005}}</ref>

From July 10 to September 1, 2017, the train terminated at Washington, D.C. instead of New York City due to track work at Penn Station.<ref>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809173426/https://www.amtrak.com/nyprenewal |archive-date=August 9, 2017 |url=https://www.amtrak.com/nyprenewal |title=Infrastructure Renewal at New York Penn Station |year=2017 |publisher=Amtrak}}</ref> Starting October 1, 2019, traditional dining car services were removed and replaced with a reduced menu of 'Flexible Dining' options. As a result, the dining car serves as a lounge car for use exclusively by sleeping car passengers.<ref>{{cite press release |url= https://media.amtrak.com/2019/09/amtrak-introduces-enhanced-menu-and-flexible-dining-experience-on-five-routes/ |title=Amtrak Introduces Enhanced Menu and Flexible Dining Experience on Five Routes |publisher=Amtrak |date= September 13, 2019}}</ref>

===Proposed expansion===

As part of Amtrak's Network Growth Strategy (NGS), adding a section from [[Meridian, Mississippi]] to [[Fort Worth, Texas]] has been discussed since the early 2000s, with the route having supposed to been up and running by 2002. The plan fell through when Amtrak abandoned the NGS.<ref>{{cite web |title=Amtrak Plans for Successful Future |url=https://trb.org/publications/IRPS/Amtrack%20Plans.pdf |website=trb.org |access-date=March 12, 2023}}</ref> However, in March 2023, Amtrak announced that it is seeking federal funding to once again study this proposal. Due to [[Kansas City Southern Railway]]'s (KCS) continued opposition to hosting this train on the [[Meridian Speedway]], the study was dependent on a [[Canadian Pacific Kansas City|proposed merger]] between the KCS and [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] being approved by the United States [[Surface Transportation Board]].<ref>{{cite news |title=New FRA grant funds to be sought to consider the I-20 route |url=https://media.amtrak.com/2023/03/amtrak-and-southern-rail-commission-to-seek-federal-study-for-new-long-distance-service-across-mississippi-and-louisiana-to-texas/ |access-date=March 12, 2023 |publisher=Amtrak Media Center |date=March 10, 2023}}</ref> This merger was approved on March 15, 2023,<ref>{{cite news |title=Canadian Pacific's Merger With Kansas City Southern Is Approved |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/merger-between-canadian-pacific-and-kansas-city-southern-is-approved-eedfaa28 |website=Wall Street Journal |date=March 15, 2023 |access-date=May 8, 2023 |last1=Fung |first1=Esther }}</ref> and officially went into effect on April 14, 2023, allowing this proposal to move forward.<ref>{{cite web |title=Amtrak Statement from CEO Stephen J. Gardner regarding CP-KCS Merger Decision |url=https://media.amtrak.com/2023/03/amtrak-statement-from-ceo-stephen-j-gardner-regarding-cp-kcs-merger/ |website=Amtrak |date=March 15, 2023 |access-date=May 8, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Merger between Kansas City Southern Rail, Canadian Pacific now official |url=https://www.kmbc.com/article/merger-between-kansas-city-southern-rail-canadian-pacific-is-official/43606062 |website=KMBC News |date=April 15, 2023 |access-date=May 8, 2023}}</ref> In June 2023, Amtrak applied for funding to begin the project to extend service from Mississippi to Texas along the [[I-20 corridor]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Kyle |date=June 5, 2023 |title=Amtrak Applies for Federal Grants to Improve Long Distance Network |url=https://media.amtrak.com/2023/06/amtrak-applies-for-federal-grants-to-improve-long-distance-network/ |access-date=June 5, 2023 |website=Amtrak Media |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Federal lawsuit===
In July 2024 the [[United States Department of Justice]] filed a lawsuit against [[Norfolk Southern Railway]], alleging that they did not give priority to Amtrak's ''Crescent'' on about 1,140 miles of Norfolk Southern-owned tracks as required by federal law. According to the lawsuit and audits conducted by Amtrak, about one out of every four southbound ''Crescent'' services arrived at their destination [[On-time performance|on-time]] in 2023. A spokesman for Norfolk Southern said that delays on the route had been reduced in recent months and that they were "committed to complying with the law, working together, and honoring our commitments."<ref>{{cite press release |date=30 July 2024|title=Justice Department Files Complaint Against Norfolk Southern to Stop Amtrak Passenger Train Delays|url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-files-complaint-against-norfolk-southern-stop-amtrak-passenger-train |publisher=Office of Public Affairs, United States Department of Justice|access-date=30 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/07/30/amtrak-delay-lawsuit/|title=Only a quarter of these trains are on time. The DOJ says it's illegal.|last=Weiner|first=Rachel|date=30 July 2024|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=30 July 2024}}</ref>

==Route==
[[File:Crescent - Amtrak train route.svg|thumb|upright=1.3|right|Route map of the ''Crescent'']]
The tracks used were once part of the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]]; [[Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad]]; [[Southern Railway (U.S.)|Southern Railway]] and [[North Carolina Railroad]] systems; they are now owned by [[Amtrak]], [[CSX Transportation]], and [[Norfolk Southern Railway]], respectively. The following lines are used:{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}
*[[New York City]] to [[Washington, D.C.]]: [[Northeast Corridor]], ex-Pennsylvania Railroad, now Amtrak
*Washington to [[Alexandria, Virginia]]: [[Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad]], now CSX
*Alexandria to [[Danville, Virginia]]: [[Virginia Midland Railway]] (ex-Southern Railway), now Norfolk Southern
*Danville to [[Greensboro, North Carolina]]: [[Piedmont Air-Line Railway]] (ex-Southern Railway), now NS
*Greensboro to [[Charlotte, North Carolina]]: [[North Carolina Railroad]] (formerly leased by Southern Railway), track managed by NS
*Charlotte to [[Atlanta, Georgia]]: [[Atlanta and Charlotte Air-Line Railway]] (ex-Southern Railway), now NS
*Atlanta to [[Birmingham, Alabama]]: [[Georgia Pacific Railway]] (ex-Southern Railway), now NS
*Station and adjacent tracks in Birmingham: [[Louisville and Nashville Railroad]], now CSX
* Birmingham to [[Meridian, Mississippi]]: [[Alabama Great Southern Railroad]] (ex-Southern Railway), now NS
* Meridian to [[New Orleans, Louisiana]]: [[New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad]] (ex-Southern Railway), now NS
<!--As with other long-distance trains, passengers may not generally use the ''Crescent'' for travel between stations on the Northeast Corridor. Northbound trains only stop to discharge passengers from Alexandria northward, and southbound trains only stop to receive passengers from Newark to Washington. This policy aims to keep seats available for passengers making longer trips; passengers traveling between Northeast Corridor stations can use the more frequent ''[[Northeast Regional]]'' service.-->

== Rolling stock ==
{{As of|2024}}, a usual [[consist]] on the ''Crescent'' included:<ref>{{cite news |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102125002/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/travel/amtrak-crescent-long-distance-route/2020/12/30/622a4a98-336b-11eb-b59c-adb7153d10c2_story.html |archive-date=January 2, 2021 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/travel/amtrak-crescent-long-distance-route/2020/12/30/622a4a98-336b-11eb-b59c-adb7153d10c2_story.html |newspaper=Washington Post |first=Scott |last=Butterworth |date=December 31, 2020 |title=Aboard Amtrak's Crescent, surprising comfort and welcome seclusion on a slow train to Mississippi}}</ref><ref name=2024capacity>{{cite news |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/amtrak-adds-to-texas-eagle-capacity-with-dedicated-sunset-through-cars-special-report/ |title=Amtrak adds to Texas Eagle capacity with dedicated Sunset through cars: Special report |first=Bob |last=Johnston |date=July 29, 2024 |newspaper=Trains News Wire |access-date=November 21, 2024}}</ref>
* 2 [[GE Genesis#P42DC|GE P42DC]] or [[Siemens ALC-42]] diesel locomotives<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ngec.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1115B-1140D-NGEC-2024-Amtrak-Acquisition-Final-012624.pdf |title=Amtrak New Fleet Acquisition Updates |publisher=Next Generation Corridor Equipment Pool Committee |date=February 2024 |first1=Joe Sr. |last1=Paul |first2=Michael |last2=Welsh |first3=Michael |last3=Kraft |page=7 |access-date=February 15, 2024 |archive-date=April 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240402054110/https://ngec.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1115B-1140D-NGEC-2024-Amtrak-Acquisition-Final-012624.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> (1 [[Siemens ACS-64]] electric locomotive north of Washington, D.C.)
* 3 [[Amfleet]] II [[Coach (rail)|coaches]]
* 1 Amfleet II café car
* 2 [[Viewliner]] [[sleeping car]]s
* 1 Viewliner II baggage-dorm
* 1 Viewliner II diner<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/viewliner-diner-serving-flexible-meals-to-be-added-to-crescent-june-1-analysis/ |title=Viewliner diner serving 'flexible' meals to be added to Crescent June 1: Analysis |newspaper=Trains |first=Bob |last=Johnston |date=May 20, 2024 |access-date=May 20, 2024}}</ref>

By March 2025, the train only had one sleeping car, but the second was planned to be re-added in May 2025.<ref name=march2025>{{Cite news |date=February 25, 2025 |title=Texas Eagle lounge car set to return; other long-distance trains to gain capacity |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/texas-eagle-lounge-car-set-to-return-other-long-distance-trains-to-gain-capacity/ |access-date=March 4, 2025 |newspaper=Trains News Wire}}</ref> Amtrak plans to replace the Amfleet cars with [[Viewliner#Future cars|new long-distance cars]] by 2032.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/corporate/businessplanning/Amtrak-Service-Asset-Line-Plans-FY24-29.pdf |title=FY24-29 Five-Year Plans |page=45 |date=March 2024 |publisher=Amtrak}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/corporate/businessplanning/Amtrak-Service-Asset-Line-Plans-FY22-27.pdf |title=FY 2022-2027 Service and Asset Line Plans |page=133 |publisher=Amtrak |year=2021}}</ref>

==Station stops==
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!Town/city
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!Connections
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|[[New York (state)|New York]]||[[New York City]]||[[New York Penn Station]]||{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]] (long-distance): {{lnl|Amtrak|Cardinal}}, ''[[Lake Shore Limited]]'', {{lnl|Amtrak|Palmetto}},  ''[[Silver Meteor]]''<br />{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak (intercity): {{lnl|Amtrak|Acela}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Adirondack}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Berkshire Flyer}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Carolinian}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Empire Service}}, ''[[Ethan Allen Express]]'', ''[[Keystone Service]]'', {{lnl|Amtrak|Maple Leaf}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Northeast Regional}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Pennsylvanian}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Vermonter}}<br />{{rint|newyork|lirr}} [[Long Island Rail Road|LIRR]]: {{rcb|LIRR|City Terminal Zone|inline=square}}, {{rcb|LIRR|Port Washington|inline=square}}<br />{{rint|njt}} [[NJ Transit Rail Operations|NJ Transit]]: {{rcb|NJ Transit|North Jersey Coast|inline=square}}, {{rcb|NJ Transit|Northeast Corridor|inline=square}}, {{rcb|NJ Transit|Gladstone|inline=square}}, {{rcb|NJ Transit|Montclair-Boonton|inline=square}}, {{rcb|NJ Transit|Morristown|inline=square}}<br />{{rint|newyork|subway}} [[New York City Subway|NYC Subway]]: {{NYCS Broadway-Seventh|time=bullets}}{{NYCS Eighth south|time=bullets}}<br />{{rint|path}} [[PATH (rail system)|PATH]]: {{rcb|PATH|HOB-33|inline=route}} {{rcb|PATH|JSQ-33|inline=route}} {{rcb|PATH|JSQ-33 (via HOB)|inline=route}}<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[MTA Regional Bus Operations|NYC Transit Bus]]
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|rowspan=3|[[New Jersey]]||[[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]]||[[Newark Penn Station]]||{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Acela}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Carolinian}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Cardinal}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Keystone Service}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Northeast Regional}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Pennsylvanian}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Meteor}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Vermonter}}<br />{{rint|njt}} [[NJ Transit Rail Operations|NJ Transit]]: {{rcb|NJ Transit|North Jersey Coast|inline=square}}, {{rcb|NJ Transit|Northeast Corridor|inline=square}}, {{rcb|NJ Transit|Raritan Valley|inline=square}}<br />{{rint|path}} [[PATH (rail system)|PATH]]: {{rcb|PATH|NWK-WTC|inline=route}}<br />{{rint|newark}} [[Newark Light Rail]]<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[NJ Transit|NJ Transit Bus]]
|-
|[[Iselin, New Jersey|Iselin]]||{{amtk|Metropark}}||{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: ''Acela'', ''Keystone Service'', ''Northeast Regional'', ''Palmetto,'' ''Vermonter''<br />{{rint|njt}} NJ Transit Rail: {{rcb|NJ Transit|Northeast Corridor|inline=square}}<br />{{rint|bus|1}} Local bus: [[NJ Transit Bus Operations|NJ Transit Bus]]
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|[[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]]||{{amtk|Trenton}}||{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Carolinian}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Cardinal}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Keystone Service}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Northeast Regional}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Pennsylvanian}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Meteor}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Vermonter}}<br />{{rint|njt}} [[NJ Transit Rail Operations|NJ Transit]]: {{rcb|NJ Transit|Northeast Corridor|inline=square}}, {{rcb|NJ Transit|River|inline=square}}<br />{{rint|philadelphia|septa}} [[SEPTA Regional Rail]]: {{rcb|SEPTA|Trenton|inline=square}}<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[NJ Transit|NJ Transit Bus]], [[SEPTA Suburban Division bus routes|SEPTA Suburban Bus]]
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|[[Pennsylvania]]||[[Philadelphia]]||[[30th Street Station]]||{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Acela}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Carolinian}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Cardinal}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Keystone Service}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Northeast Regional}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Palmetto}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Pennsylvanian}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Meteor}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Vermonter}}<br />{{rint|septa}} [[SEPTA Regional Rail]]: ''all routes''<br />{{rint|njt}} [[NJ Transit Rail Operations|NJ Transit]]: {{rcb|NJ Transit|Atlantic City|inline=square}}<br />{{ric|SEPTA Metro|name=y}}: {{ric|SEPTA Metro|L}} {{ric|SEPTA Metro|T}}<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[SEPTA City Transit Division surface routes|SEPTA City Bus]], [[SEPTA Suburban Division bus routes|SEPTA Suburban Bus]]
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|[[Delaware]]||[[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]]||{{amtk|Wilmington}}||{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Acela}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Carolinian}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Cardinal}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Palmetto}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Northeast Regional}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Meteor}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Vermonter}}<br />{{rint|philadelphia|septa}} [[SEPTA Regional Rail]]: {{rcb|SEPTA|Wilmington/Newark|inline=square}}<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[DART First State]]<br />{{rint|us|greyhound}} [[Greyhound Lines]]
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|rowspan=2|[[Maryland]]||[[Baltimore]]||{{amtk|Baltimore}}||{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Acela}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Carolinian}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Cardinal}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Palmetto}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Northeast Regional}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Meteor}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Vermonter}}<br />{{rint|baltimore|marc}} [[MARC Train|MARC]]: {{rcb|MARC|Penn|inline=square}}<br />{{rint|baltimore|raillink}} [[Baltimore Light RailLink|Light RailLink]]<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[MTA Maryland bus service|MTA Maryland]], [[Charm City Circulator]]
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|[[Hanover, Maryland|Hanover]]||{{marc|BWI Airport}}||{{Rail-interchange|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Acela}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Northeast Regional}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Palmetto}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Vermonter}}<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[BWI Marshall Airport Shuttle|Shuttle]] to {{rint|air}} [[Baltimore/Washington International Airport]]<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[MTA Maryland bus service|MTA Maryland]], [[University of Maryland Baltimore County|UMBC Transit]]
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|[[Washington, D.C.|District of Columbia]]||[[Washington, D.C.|Washington]]||[[Washington Union Station|Washington<br />Union Station]]||{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Acela}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Carolinian}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Cardinal}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Floridian}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Palmetto}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Northeast Regional}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Meteor}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Vermonter}}<br />{{rint|baltimore|marc}} [[MARC Train|MARC]]: {{rcb|MARC|Brunswick|inline=square}}, {{rcb|MARC|Camden|inline=square}}, {{rcb|MARC|Penn|inline=square}}<br />{{rint|vre}} [[Virginia Railway Express|VRE]]: {{rcb|VRE|Manassas|inline=square}}, {{rcb|VRE|Fredericksburg|inline=square}}<br />{{rint|washington|metro}} [[Washington Metro|Metro]]: {{rint|washington|red}} [[Red Line (Washington Metro)|Red Line]]<br />{{rint|washington|streetcar}} [[DC Streetcar]]: [[H Street/Benning Road Line]]<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]], [[MTA Maryland bus service|MTA Maryland]], [[Loudoun County Transit]], [[OmniRide]]<br />{{rint|bus}} Intercity bus: {{rint|us|greyhound}} [[Greyhound Lines|Greyhound]], {{rint|us|megabus}} [[Megabus (North America)|Megabus]], [[BoltBus]], [[BestBus]], [[Peter Pan Bus Lines|Peter Pan]], [[OurBus]]
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|rowspan=6|[[Virginia]]||[[Alexandria, Virginia|Alexandria]]||{{amtk|Alexandria}}||{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Carolinian}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Cardinal}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Floridian}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Northeast Regional}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Silver Meteor}}<br />{{rint|vre}} [[Virginia Railway Express|VRE]]: {{rcb|VRE|Fredericksburg|inline=square}}, {{rcb|VRE|Manassas|inline=square}}<br />{{rint|washington|metro}} [[Washington Metro|Metro]]: {{rint|washington|blue}} [[Blue Line (Washington Metro)|Blue Line]], {{rint|washington|yellow}} [[Yellow Line (Washington Metro)|Yellow Line]]<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]], [[DASH (bus)|DASH]]
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|[[Manassas, Virginia|Manassas]]||{{amtk|Manassas}}||{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Cardinal}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Northeast Regional}}<br />{{rint|vre}} [[Virginia Railway Express|VRE]]: {{rcb|VRE|Manassas|inline=square}}<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission|PRTC]]
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|[[Culpeper, Virginia|Culpeper]]||{{amtk|Culpeper}}||{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Cardinal}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Northeast Regional}}
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|[[Charlottesville, Virginia|Charlottesville]]||{{amtk|Charlottesville}}||{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Cardinal}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Northeast Regional}}, [[Amtrak Thruway]] to [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]], [[Washington, D.C.]]<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[Charlottesville Area Transit]]<br />{{rint|us|greyhound}} [[Greyhound Lines]]
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|[[Lynchburg, Virginia|Lynchburg]]||{{amtk|Lynchburg}}||{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Northeast Regional}}<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[Greater Lynchburg Transit Company]]<br />{{rint|us|greyhound}} [[Greyhound Lines]]
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|[[Danville, Virginia|Danville]]||{{amtk|Danville}}||
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|rowspan=5|[[North Carolina]]||[[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]]||{{amtk|Greensboro}}||{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Carolinian}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Piedmont}}<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[Greensboro Transit Authority]], [[Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation]]<br />{{rint|us|greyhound}} [[Greyhound Lines]]
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|[[High Point, North Carolina|High Point]]||{{amtk|High Point}}||{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Carolinian}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Piedmont}}, [[Amtrak Thruway]] to [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina]]<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation]]
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|[[Salisbury, North Carolina|Salisbury]]||{{amtk|Salisbury}}||{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Carolinian}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Piedmont}}
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|[[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]]||{{amtk|Charlotte}}||{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Carolinian}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Piedmont}}<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[Charlotte Area Transit System]]
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|[[Gastonia, North Carolina|Gastonia]]||{{amtk|Gastonia}}||
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|rowspan=3|[[South Carolina]]||[[Spartanburg, South Carolina|Spartanburg]]||{{amtk|Spartanburg}}||
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|[[Greenville, South Carolina|Greenville]]||{{amtk|Greenville}}||{{rint|bus|1}} Greenlink
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|[[Clemson, South Carolina|Clemson]]||{{amtk|Clemson}}||{{rint|bus|1}} [[Clemson Area Transit]]
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|rowspan=3|[[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]||[[Toccoa, Georgia|Toccoa]]||{{amtk|Toccoa}}||
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|[[Gainesville, Georgia|Gainesville]]||{{amtk|Gainesville||Crescent}}||{{rint|bus|1}} Red Rabbit Bus
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|[[Atlanta]]||{{amtk|Peachtree}}||{{rint|marta}} [[Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority|MARTA]] Bus
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|rowspan=3|[[Alabama]]||[[Anniston, Alabama|Anniston]]||{{amtk|Anniston}}||{{rint|bus|1}} ACTS<br>{{rint|us|greyhound}} [[Greyhound Lines|Greyhound]]
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|[[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]]||{{amtk|Birmingham||Crescent}}||{{rint|bus|1}} [[Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority|BJCTA]] MAX Bus<br />{{rint|us|greyhound}} [[Greyhound Lines|Greyhound]]
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|[[Tuscaloosa, Alabama|Tuscaloosa]]||{{amtk|Tuscaloosa}}||{{rint|bus|1}} [[Tuscaloosa Transit Authority]]
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|rowspan=4|[[Mississippi]]||[[Meridian, Mississippi|Meridian]]||[[Union Station (Meridian, Mississippi)|Meridian Union Station]]||{{rint|us|greyhound}} [[Greyhound Lines|Greyhound]]
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|[[Laurel, Mississippi|Laurel]]||{{amtk|Laurel}}||
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|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg]]||{{amtk|Hattiesburg}}||{{rint|bus|1}} Hub City Transit
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|[[Picayune, Mississippi|Picayune]]||{{amtk|Picayune}}||
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|rowspan=2|[[Louisiana]]||[[Slidell, Louisiana|Slidell]]||{{amtk|Slidell}}||
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|[[New Orleans]]||[[New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal|New Orleans<br />Union Passenger Terminal]]||{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|City of New Orleans}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Sunset Limited}} <br />{{rint|heritage|tram}} [[Streetcars in New Orleans|Streetcar]]: {{RouteBox|46|Rampart–Loyola Streetcar Line|#b94bbc|White}} [[Rampart–Loyola Streetcar Line|Rampart–Loyola]]<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[New Orleans Regional Transit Authority|RTA Bus]]<br />{{rint|us|greyhound}} [[Greyhound Lines|Greyhound]]
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==References==
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==Further reading==
* {{Cite book|last=Stout|first=Greg|year=2005|title=Southern Railway Through Passenger Service in Color|edition=1st|publisher=Morning Sun Books|isbn=978-1582481661}}
* Schafer, Mike. "Amtrak's Atlas," ''[[Trains (magazine)|Trains]]'', June 1991.

== Notes ==
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