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Amtrak's Crescent

New York - Washington - Charlotte -
Atlanta - Birmingham - New Orleans

Schedule effective April 24, 2006.

Reservations required. See your travel agent, call 1-800-USA-RAIL, or visit tickets.amtrak.com for reservations and fare information.

• Scenic highlights along the route.
  
• Services on the Crescent.
  
• Connecting services.
  
• Route information

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    19             Train Number                20
   Daily           Days of Operation          Daily
          Mile                                    .
   2:15p    0  Dp  New York  (ET)       Ar    2:12p
 P 2:37p   10      Newark, NJ               D 1:52p
 P 3:19p   58      Trenton, NJ              D 1:12p
 P 3:59p   91      Philadelphia, PA         D12:25p
 P 4:23p  116      Wilmington, DE           D12:02p
 P 5:22p  185      Baltimore, MD            D11:03a
 P        225  Ar  Washington, DC       Dp
 P 6:30p       Dp                       Ar  D 9:50a
   6:49p  233      Alexandria, VA           D 9:25a
   7:22p  258      Manassas, VA               8:33a
 F 7:55p  293      Culpeper, VA             F 7:59a
   8:52p  337      Charlottesville, VA        7:07a
  10:06p  398      Lynchburg, VA              5:54a
  11:14p  461      Danville, VA               4:44a
  12:15a  512  Ar  Greensboro, NC       Dp    3:45a
  12:22a       Dp   (Winston-Salem, NC) Ar    3:38a
  12:39a  524      High Point, NC             3:17a
   1:17a  559      Salisbury, NC              2:36a
   2:20a  601  Ar  Charlotte, NC        Dp    1:50a
   2:45a       Dp                       Ar    1:25a
 F 3:12a  623      Gastonia, NC             F12:43a
   4:44a  678      Spartanburg, SC           11:43p
   5:54a  709  Ar  Greenville, SC       Dp   11:02p
   5:01a       Dp                       Ar   10:57p
   5:39a  739      Clemson, SC               10:20p
 F 6:15a  773      Toccoa, GA               F 9:44p
   6:58a  810      Gainesville, GA            9:03p
 T 8:13a  859  Ar  Atlanta, GA (ET)     Dp  T 8:08p
   8:38a       Dp                       Ar    7:40p
  10:00a  959      Anniston, AL (CT)          4:04p
  11:44a 1023  Ar  Birmingham, AL       Dp    2:31p
  12:02p       Dp                       Ar    2:23p
   1:11p 1078      Tuscaloosa, AL            12:51p
   2:50p 1175      Meridian, MS              11:17a
 F 3:47p 1231      Laurel, MS               F10:17a
   4:19p 1260      Hattiesburg, MS            9:43a
 F 5:21p 1324      Picayune, MS             F 8:38a
 F 5:44p 1342      Slidell, LA              F 8:16a
   7:10p 1377  Ar  New Orleans, LA      Dp    7:20a

D -- Stops to discharge passengers only.
F -- Stops only on signal or advance notice to conductor.
P -- Stops to receive passengers only.
T -- Direct transfer between train and motorcoach at Amtrak station
     for connecting passengers only. 

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Thruway (Greyhound) Motorcoach Connections

• Dulles Airport - Charlottesville
• New Orleans - Baton Rouge, LA - Service suspended until further notice.

Connecting Local Services

Atlanta

MARTA subway & bus: (404) 848-4800; www.itsmarta.com

New Orleans

Regional Transit Authority streetcar & bus: (504) 248-3900; www.regionaltransit.org

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Services on the Crescent

• Coaches: Reservations required.
• Sleeping Cars:
  • First Class Viewliner® Service.
  • Reservations required.
  • Meals included.
  • Amtrak's ClubAcela available in New York, Philadelphia and Washington and private waiting area available in New Orleans, for First Class Service passengers.
• Dining Car: Full meal service.
• Lounge: Sandwiches, snacks and beverages
• Trails and Rails Program: In a cooperative effort with the National Park Service, an interpretive guide provides a narrative along the route. Visit www.nps.gov/trails&rails for details.
• No Smoking: Smoking is entirely prohibited on these trains. Passengers may smoke on station platforms as announced by train crews, and must remain next to the train, ready to board immediately upon hearing the locomotive horn and verbal ``All Aboard'' calls.
• Checked baggage: Handled at New York, Newark, Philadelphia, Wilmington, Baltimore, Washington, Alexandria, Charlottesville, Lynchburg, Greensboro, Charlotte, Greenville, Atlanta, Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Meridian, and New Orleans.

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Scenic Highlights

• Vibrant Northeast cityscapes
• Blue Ridge foothills
• Louisiana bayou country

Click here for service and travel information from Amtrak's WWW page. Links above also take you to Amtrak's page.

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Credits:

• Updated to April 24 schedules April 13, 2005.
• These schedules authorized by Amtrak, and provided by volunteers from the railroad newsgroup.
• Click here for complete credits and more information.

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Notice::

• Subject to change without notice.
• Neither Amtrak nor the authors accept responsibility for errors or omissions.
• Please confirm departure and arrival times when making reservations.