City of New Orleans

:For the city itself, see New Orleans, Louisiana.

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The City of New Orleans is a 926-mile (1490 km) nightly passenger train operated by Amtrak between Chicago, Illinois and New Orleans, Louisiana. Before Amtrak's formation in 1971, the train was operated by the Illinois Central Railroad along the same route (though changes have been made since then). The 926-mile (1490 km) trip is currently completed in a scheduled 19½ hours. The line within Illinois is also served by a daily afternoon train, the Illini.

Related Topics:
Passenger train - Amtrak - Chicago, Illinois - New Orleans, Louisiana - 1971 - Illinois Central Railroad - Illinois - Illini

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Because of damage to the states of Mississippi and Louisiana due to Hurricane Katrina, Amtrak was forced in late August 2005 to cancel service south of Memphis, Tennessee. As of September 12, the only station not served on the City of New Orleans route is that of its namesake city.

Related Topics:
Mississippi - Louisiana - Hurricane Katrina - Memphis, Tennessee - September 12

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