Amtrak 20 pulls from Salisbury Station, with two heritage locomotives up front, and comes to a stop only moments after to hold for NS 15R and Amtrak 73. On the rear of the train you can see two private cars, One NYC, and one Georgia RR.
Three north-south routes cross the Carolinas. Auto Train runs through here, too. Also, the State of North Carolina sponsors the Piedmont service and supports the Carolinian.
Amtrak took over the New York - New Orleans market when the Southern Railway discontinued its famed Southern Crescent. Following the same route, it takes two days and a night to connect the Big Apple with the Big Easy. The crossing of Lake Ponchartrain is
