Crescent (Southern Railway train)
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The Crescent was an intercity passenger train operated by the Southern Railway between New York City and New Orleans.
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Service type | Inter-city rail |
Status | Discontinued |
Locale | Eastern United States |
First service | April 26, 1925 |
Former operator(s) | Southern Railway |
Route | |
Termini | New York City, New York New Orleans, Louisiana |
Service frequency | Daily |
Train number(s) | 37 (southbound) 38 (northbound) |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1ā2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Track owner(s) | Pennsylvania Railroad, Southern Railway, Atlanta and West Point Railroad, Western Railway of Alabama, Louisville and Nashville Railroad |
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