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Cresent Schedule
Services on Board:
  • Coaches: Reservations required
  • Sleeping cars: First Class Viewliner Service
  • Dining car: Full meal service
  • Lounge car: Sandwiches, snacks, beverages

Schedule: Effective 5-12-2008

Northbound - Train 20 Southbound - Train 19
New Orleans, LA* departs 7:10 am New York* departs 2:15 pm
Slidell, LA departs 8:07 am Newark, NJ* departs 2:37 pm
Picayune, MS departs 8:30 am Trenton, NJ departs 3:18 pm
Hattiesburg, MS departs 9:37 am Philadelphia, PA* departs 3:55 pm
Laurel, MS departs 10:12 am Wilmington, DE* departs 4:19 pm
Meridian, MS departs 11:14 am Baltimore, MD* departs 5:17 pm
Tuscaloosa, AL* departs 12:51 pm Washington, DC* departs 6:30 pm
Birmingham, AL* departs 2:44 pm Alexandria, VA* departs 6:49 pm
Anniston, AL departs 4:17 pm Manassas, VA departs 7:22 pm
Atlanta, GA* departs 8:21 pm Culpeper, VA departs 7:55 pm
Gainesville, GA departs 9:16 pm Charlottesville, VA* departs 8:52 pm
Toccoa, GA departs 9:57 pm Lynchburg, VA* departs 10:06 pm
Clemson, SC departs 10:33 pm Danville, VA departs 11:14 pm
Greenville, SC departs 11:15 pm Greensboro, NC* departs 12:22 am
Spartanburg, SC departs 11:56 pm High Point, NC departs 12:39 am
Gastonia, NC departs 12:56 am Salisbury, NC departs 1:17 am
Charlotte, NC* departs 2:03 am Charlotte, NC* departs 2:45 am
Salisbury, NC departs 2:49 am Gastonia, NC departs 3:12 am
High Point, NC departs 3:30 am Spartanburg, SC departs 4:14 am
Greensboro, NC* departs 3:58 am Greenville, SC departs 5:01 am
Danville, VA departs 4:57 am Clemson, SC departs 5:39 am
Lynchburg, VA* departs 6:07 am Toccoa, GA departs 6:15 am
Charlottesville, VA* departs 7:20 am Gainesville, GA departs 6:58 am
Culpeper, VA departs 8:12 am Atlanta, GA* departs 8:38 am
Manassas, VA departs 8:46 am Anniston, AL departs 10:00 am
Alexandria, VA* departs 9:43 am Birmingham, AL* departs 12:02 pm
Washington, DC* arrives 10:10 am Tuscaloosa, AL* departs 1:11 pm
Baltimore, MD* departs 11:12 am Meridian, MS departs 3:00 pm
Wilmington, DE* departs 12:01 pm Laurel, MS departs 3:57 pm
Philadelphia, PA* arrives 12:25 pm Hattiesburg, MS departs 4:29 pm
Trenton, NJ departs 1:00 pm Picayune, MS departs 5:31 pm
Newark, NJ* departs 1:43 pm Slidell, LA departs 5:54 pm
New York* arrives 2:02pm New Orleans, LA* arrives 7:33 pm

* Checked baggage service.

Baggage:
Limit two carry-ons per passenger. Checked baggage is available at Amtrak staffed stations only; limit three checked bags per passenger, not exceeding 50 pounds each. Click here for more details. (16k pdf)

Bikes on Board:
Boxed bicycles are handled at staffed stations only and transported with checked baggage. Advance reservations and a $5 fee are required. Passengers traveling with bicycles should arrive at the station 30 minutes before scheduled departure.

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