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Western Railway of Alabama Num 38
The Crescent Limited
(Northbound)

Montgomery AL to West Point GA

88 miles.   2 hrs 15 min.

Through Service
from: New Orleans & Mobile via L&N
to: Atlanta GA via A&WP, Washington via SRR

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
- - - Montgomery AL 7:40 AM C 
8:30 AM C  Chehaw AL 8:30 AM C 
9:15 AM C  Opelika AL 9:15 AM C 
10:55 AM E  West Point GA