Amtrak #136 leads #193 and the Northbound Crescent only 13 minutes out of NOUPT. Only a few hours later, the LSU Women's basketball team will win their first National Championship.
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