The Southbound Carolinian at speed headed towards Cary Amtrak Station.

City of New Orleans departs Chicago Union Station. Train will pull across Canal Street Lift Bridge and then shove back to access St. Charles Air Line in foreground.

P42DC 48 gets "all 8 of them" as Amtrak's City of New Orleans highballs Union Station.

Amtrak's two Phase III heritage units lead the City of New Orleans into Champaign, with President Joe Boardman's five cars for his farewell tour of the Amtrak system tacked onto the rear.

A pair of P40s leads Chicago-bound City of New Orleans on a chilly morning.

Southbound "City of New Orleans" South Jackson

Amtrak City of New Orleans P059 makes their way Southbound as they roar down the CN Yazoo Sub through Ruby, MS.

The southbound City of New Orleans makes its station stop as a CN train passes by.

The station at Greenwood sees some action with the arrival of the City of New Orleans. Gotta love the old Arrow signage still going strong.

Amtrak 172 leads an on time NB City of New Orleans across the Kankakee River and into the station.

The City of New Orleans cuts through the yard on a busy morning in Central Mississippi.

The CN is working hard to keep the City of New Orleans trains on time between Chicago and New Orleans. Today northbound 58 is still running late as they past thru Gilman on this morning. Here they... (more)

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When exploring the Illinois Central in 1989-90, I couldn’t get the classic song by Steve Goodman, “City of New Orleans” from out of my mind. Dur... (more)

The City of New Orleans pulls out of its home terminal right on time. The departure out of the big easy isn't the most scenic, but a couple of iconic structures let you know you're in the right p... (more)

"The City of New Orleans" comes ever closer to its final destination of Chicago as it charges through Manteno, IL, on old Illinois Central rails.