A 4hr 15 minute late Amtrak 19, The Crescent, crosses the famous Wells Viaduct just west of Toccoa, GA, on a clear December morning with the north Georgia mountains in the background.
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
