Southbound City of New Orleans enters the Mississippi Delta as it rolls South behind one of Amtrak's 40th Anniversary units; #156.

Southbound City of New Orleans

Amtrak passengers board the City of New Orleans at Homewood.

Amtrak 197 leads the City of New Orleans up the approach ramp to the St Charles Airline Bridge while a Metra heads west on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe. Existing Light

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.

Amtraks famed "City of New Orleans" was crossing Pass Manchac channel connecting Lake Ponchartrain with Lake Mauredpas at Manchac on it's last lap into New Orleans.

Amtrak's City of New Orleans eases into Switch Tender Jct in Jackson, Miss. after departing the station just out of sight. The eastbound KCS train in the distance will wait a little while longer a... (more)

Amtrak's City of New Orleans eases into Switch Tender Jct in Jackson, Miss. after departing the station just out of sight. The eastbound KCS train in the distance will wait a little while longer a... (more)

Gone in a flash, Amtrak's southbound City of New Orleans streaks past the old Illinois Central depot in the tiny town of Danforth, IL, going every bit of 79mph here on the Mainline of Mid America.