A trio of Southern Railway E8As lead the railway’s flagship train, the Southern Crescent, as it makes its way from New Orleans LA to Washington DC. Train 2 is seen at the passenger station... (more)

Southern Crescent, northbound near Hattiesburg.

The engineer heats up a few brake shoes as he brings the southbound Southern Crescent to a stop in Tuscaloosa.

The SOUTHERN CRESCENT rolls westbound through Norcross on the last lap to Atlanta in an early morning scene. My 1972 Volvo 142 was still new.

The CRESCENT departs Atlanta behind a fresh green E8 and another unit. The Southern was just beginning to paint the passenger units green once again and this was before the Southern Crescent scrip... (more)

The lead E8A on northbound Crescent catches a ray of late evening sunlight as it snakes its train into Chamblee, an Atlanta suburb that - at the time of this photo - was on the far northeast edge ... (more)

southbound Southern Crescent departing Hattiesburg, MS

northbound Southern Crescent approaching Hattiesburg, MS

The Southern Crescent is four minutes north of Atlanta's Peachtree Station, as it crosses the Peachtree Creek bridge. It's 7:04pm, and the train is beginning its overnight journey to Washington, ... (more)

Shortly after change to green paint on passenger units

The Southern Crescent at Alexandria, VA, with the George Washington Masonic Memorial in the background.

"Board" crackles over the radio. The extraordinarily long, flawless Southern Crescent is OK to go. Two blasts from chime horn makes kids block their ears. Four polished gold and green E units rev ... (more)

The Southern Crescent, Queen of the East and the South. This was America's train just as much as the City of New Orleans, The Super Chief and the Twentieth Century Limited. Also consider the Hiawa... (more)