Post your reports and thoughts on our trip on Train #19(18), the Crescent, as we rode between Atlanta and New Orleans.
SERF 2011: Reports on Crescent trip II
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KevinKorell
, Jul 16 2011 04:46 PM
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#1
Posted 16 July 2011 - 04:46 PM
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
#2
Posted 19 July 2011 - 12:33 AM
At dinner in Atlanta people were looking at performance of the next Train #19, the one we'll be boarding Tuesday morning. It was running right on time. I just checked before retiring, and it's still on time.
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
#3
Posted 19 July 2011 - 05:28 AM
As of 6:30 AM, train still appears to be headed for an on-time arrival.... which in reality means it may very well arrive early.
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
#4
Posted 19 July 2011 - 09:19 PM
OK our trip is done. We left on time but encountered a meet with #20 just past the Tuscaloosa station, and some freights further down the line. All told we came in at 8:02 PM -- just half an hour late.
Highlight of this trip is always the crossing of Lake Ponchartrain. Lowlights include seeing Tuscaloosa, particularly north or east of the station, in ruins from the May tornado -- and also the pitfalls of the sleeper attendants and dining car staff, which are too numerous to mention here. Calling them a crew would be an unwarranted compliment.
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
#5
Posted 20 July 2011 - 08:06 AM
Times from Amtrak:
* Train 19 of 07/18/2011. * Crescent * +---------------- Station code * | +----------- Schedule Arrival Day * | | +-------- Schedule Arrival time * | | | +----- Schedule Departure Day * | | | | +-- Schedule Departure Time * | | | | | +------------- Actual Arrival Time * | | | | | | +------- Actual Departure Time * | | | | | | | +- Comments * V V V V V V V V * NYP * * 1 215P * 215P Departed: on time. * NWK * * 1 237P * 238P Departed: 1 minute late. * TRE * * 1 318P * 319P Departed: 1 minute late. * PHL * * 1 355P * 355P Departed: on time. * WIL * * 1 419P * 421P Departed: 2 minutes late. * BAL * * 1 517P * 518P Departed: 1 minute late. * WAS 1 600P 1 630P 551P 630P Departed: on time. * ALX * * 1 649P * 649P Departed: on time. * MSS * * 1 722P * 730P Departed: 8 minutes late. * CLP * * 1 755P * 807P Departed: 12 minutes late. * CVS * * 1 852P * 903P Departed: 11 minutes late. * LYH 1 1000P 1 1006P 1008P 1013P Departed: 7 minutes late. * DAN * * 1 1114P * 1126P Departed: 12 minutes late. * GRO 2 1215A 2 1222A 1217A 1223A Departed: 1 minute late. * HPT * * 2 1239A * 1240A Departed: 1 minute late. * SAL * * 2 117A * 117A Departed: on time. * CLT 2 220A 2 245A 153A 245A Departed: on time. * GAS * * 2 312A * 313A Departed: 1 minute late. * SPB * * 2 414A * 415A Departed: 1 minute late. * GRV 2 454A 2 501A 450A 501A Departed: on time. * CSN * * 2 539A * 539A Departed: on time. * TCA * * 2 615A * 615A Departed: on time. * GNS * * 2 658A * 658A Departed: on time. * ATL 2 813A 2 838A 755A 838A Departed: on time. * ATN * * 2 1000A * 1004A Departed: 4 minutes late. * BHM 2 1150A 2 1208P 1135A 1208P Departed: on time. * TCL * * 2 107P * 110P Departed: 3 minutes late. * MEI 2 258P 2 304P 340P 350P Departed: 46 minutes late. * LAU * * 2 401P * 502P Departed: 1 hour and 1 minute late. * HBG * * 2 438P * 537P Departed: 59 minutes late. * PIC * * 2 542P * 643P Departed: 1 hour and 1 minute late. * SDL * * 2 607P * 710P Departed: 1 hour and 3 minutes late. * NOL 2 732P * * 802P * Arrived: 30 minutes late.
#6
Posted 20 July 2011 - 10:38 PM
I was in the 1910 car. Our SCA wasn't around either, but then again, I never really needed anything from him. The lady server in the diner seemed to be pretty slow in the morning, but by dinner was running quick. Almost too quick, in that she wanted us to hurry up and order so they could get served and out the door. Always nice having a day room though. I took a couple naps on the upper bunk of my room or just sat there looking out the window and reading my "Trains" Magazine. The upper bunk with the window right next to you is the best part of the Viewliner.
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