Passenger Trains > Amtrak Crescent from the holidays

While visting family over the holidays down south caught a couple of the Crescent. Image one is the 29th as it rolled by Heflin Alabama and two is New Years day as it entered as it made its station stop in Birmingham Alabama. 

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First image is unusual-not the normal consist. I suspect a bad ordered bag/dorm so they subbed in a full V1 sleeper and full bag. This train does not have a full bag. 

Nice!!

I’ve just done a quickie round the country.

Flew ATL to Chicago

Train 3 to ABQ. 24 hours there. Engines 153+152.

Train 3 ABQ - LAUPT engines 189+14.

Train 2 LAUPT - NOLA engines 136+77
(77 is my fav)!

Across to Mobile on 187+180 then 180+187 back to NOLA. And quick look at SS United States!!

Train 20 NOLA - ATL engines 341+378.
(Chat with the driver at BHM confirming the dislike of the Siemens shite).

My first trip to Mobile and it’s very, very nice. A NOLA vibe .

Englishman in America

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I'm on the southbound now. Doing pretty well, was into Birmingham 30 minutes hot, looks like we'll be in NOLa a bit early. Same basic consist as shown, but our version has a GE pug leading. 

Nice pics

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Amtrak-P42 Wrote:
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> First image is unusual-not the normal consist. I
> suspect a bad ordered bag/dorm so they subbed in a
> full V1 sleeper and full bag. This train does not
> have a full bag. 
I actually saw the NB Crescent in Aberdeen, Md on the 30th and it had 9 cars. I do not remember the consist, I just note in my journal that it had an extra car.

Peak45068 Wrote:
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> I’ve just done a quickie round the country.
>
> Flew ATL to Chicago
>
> Train 3 to ABQ. 24 hours there. Engines 153+152.
>
> Train 3 ABQ - LAUPT engines 189+14.
>
> Train 2 LAUPT - NOLA engines 136+77
> (77 is my fav)!
>
> Across to Mobile on 187+180 then 180+187 back to
> NOLA. And quick look at SS United States!!
>
> Train 20 NOLA - ATL engines 341+378.
> (Chat with the driver at BHM confirming the dislike of the Siemens shite).
>
> My first trip to Mobile and it’s very, very nice. A NOLA vibe .
>
> Englishman in America

Very cool!  Would love to hear a debriefing of the various legs of the trip.  How did you find the accommodations?

Photo 2 gives a hint about the number of switches required for the Crescent to go from NS to CSX (where the station is) and back to NS. In the photo, the Crescent is on the ex-L&N double track main. 

ctillnc Wrote:
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> Photo 2 gives a hint about the number of switches
> required for the Crescent to go from NS to CSX
> (where the station is) and back to NS. In the
> photo, the Crescent is on the ex-L&N double track
> main. 

How and where did it get on the ex-L&N main?