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Louisville & Nashville Railroad, Num 38
The Crescent Limited
(Northbound)

New Orleans LA to Montgomery AL

318 miles.   8 hrs 15 min.

Through Service
to: Atlanta, Washington DC

Amenities ...

 Sleeper Cars available.  Dining Car.

Streamlined in 1946. All Pullman. In 1955, added transcontinental Sleepers from New York to Los Angeles, via Southern Pacific. Remained in service, despite the 1971 Amtrak takeover in 1971. Last run of the Southern RR Crescent was January 31, 1979.


Arrives Connecting Cities Departs
- - - New Orleans LA 11:00 PM C 
12:17 AM C  Bay Saint Louis MS 12:17 AM C 
12:37 AM C  Gulfport MS 12:37 AM C 
12:55 AM C  Biloxi MS 12:55 AM C 
1:23 AM C  Pascagoula MS 1:23 AM C 
2:25 AM C  Mobile AL 2:35 AM C 
3:25 AM C  Bay Minette AL 3:25 AM C 
4:20 AM C  Flomaton AL 4:20 AM C 
5:20 AM C  Evergreen AL 5:20 AM C 
6:15 AM C  Greenville AL 6:15 AM C 
7:15 AM C  Montgomery AL