Amtrak's Phase I Heritage Unit leads an on-time train #19, The Crescent, out of Atlanta.

Amtrak’s northbound Crescent glides through Elizabeth, NJ on June 13, 1981. The train is being pulled by a locomotive that a friend of mine once dubbed a "Wonder loaf", making it fitti... (more)

Running almost three hours late, Amtrak's southbound Crescent is seen diverging onto track two at Duluth, in order to meet NS 212 at Carolina. Today's Crescent is lead by Amtrak's Ph... (more)

Amtrak ACS-64 621 leads the southbound Crescent at Linden, NJ.

After meeting 290 at Mt. Airy, Amtrak 19 coming through Cornelia, GA with the 145 (Phase III) heritage unit leading the Crescent to Atlanta, GA, and then towards New Orleans, LA.

Running 7 hours late due to Winter Storm Octavia, the southbound Amtrak Crescent quickly gets back underway after stopping for a malfunctioning crossing in downtown Oakwood. Along with the ... (more)

Amtrak 19, The Crescent, shoots southbound through Central, SC with a wintery weather mix on the ground. Ice, along with sleet and some snow light up the southern landscape on this cold February m... (more)

The "Crescent" slows for its Manassas stop

Amtrak's phase 1 heritage scheme unit #156 leads the southbound Crescent (train #19) through Buford, Georgia, as it nears Atlanta. The statue is of Roy Rogers and his horse, "Trigger", whose sadd... (more)

A three+ hour late Crescent glides onto the East End District at Austell.

Amtrak 19, the Crescent, hurries south bound through the tiny town of Norris, SC on his way to Atlanta, Ga running well over four hours late. Seeing Amtrak in daylight has always been an almost ne... (more)

A gloomy afternoon at the Tuscaloosa Amtrak station fits the dampened spirits of the Alabama Crimson Tide faithful less than 24 hours after a close loss to Ohio State in the Sugar Bowl. Many passe... (more)

At 7:45am on a crystal clear fall day, the 47-minute late Crescent departs Gainesville for Atlanta.

The Crescent pauses in Atlanta.

Amtrak 19 makes its classic on-time arrival into Gainesville at sunrise. This general scene hasn't changed a lot since the Southern days, as the Crescent of that era ran on a similar schedule.