NB CRESCENT         
Just 10 days after Amtrak took over operation of the CRESCENT, train 20 was making its station stop at Meridian. The trains cosisted of E8A's 6909, 6913 and 6905 and nine cars: baggage-dormitory car 1406, coaches 817, 5285 and 844, coach-lounge 3850, diner 8382, and 10-6 sleepers 2002 DAN RIVER, 2860 TYE RIVER and 2862 FRENCH BROAD RIVER. Except for the Amtrak baggage-dormitory car and the ex-Southern coach-lounge, the train looks much as it did when it was the SOUTHERN CRESCENT. Cars 5285, 3850, 8382, 2860 and 2862 were lettered SOUTHERN but wore Amtrak numbers, while car 817, 844 and 2002 still had their Southern lettering and numbers.
Date: 2/10/1979 Location: Meridian, MS   Map Show Meridian on a rail map Views: 2013 Collection Of:   Michael Palmieri
Locomotives: SOU 6909(E8A) SOU 6913(E8A) SOU 6905(E8A)    Author:  Michael Palmieri
NB CRESCENT
Picture Categories: Station,Passenger This picture is part of album:  Amtrak
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Name Type Comments Date
Ron Moraca General Awesome photo, Michael! At this stage of the game, Amtrak hadn't painted much of their units yet. It's nice to see the Southern Crescent hadn't been, either. 10/1/2008 7:24:57 PM
Fred Pohl General I hope these units ended up in museums 3/25/2010 9:28:52 PM
Jerry Sires General I think a lot of them went to NJDOT since a friend I traded slides with sent me a bunch of them still letter Southern with NJDOT markings as well and then later some all white painted ones with all the NJDOT markings on them. 10/18/2010 2:13:48 PM
Jerry Sires General I also believe there is one operational at the Spencer Shops in North Carolina. 10/18/2010 2:14:32 PM

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