Amtrak's northbound "Crescent" is coming through the interlocking at Burke, Virginia behind Phase 1 heritage unit 156. Change will come soon to this location; the new, PTC-compliant signals are in place, and awaiting the cutover which will remove the former Southern Railway 'boxcar' signal bridge behind the new installation.
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
With Northeast Regional trains, Auto Train and long distance service to Florida, New Orleans and Chicago, a lot of train riding and train watching can be had.
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just heritage schemes, not just commemorative schemes - this album is devoted to some of the world's most interesting paint schemes, past or present.
