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[KevinKorell]

Post your reports and thoughts on our trip on Train #19(18), the Crescent, as we rode between Atlanta and New Orleans.

[KevinKorell]

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.

[KevinKorell]

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.

[KevinKorell]

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.

[BillMagee]

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.

[saxman]

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.