ATLANTA — Operation of Amtrak’s Crescent has been suspended between Atlanta and New Orleans because of a bridge issue on Norfolk Southern’s main line near Slidell, La.
The Amtrak Alerts feed on X.com reported on Monday, Oct. 1, that the southbound Crescent that left New York on Sept. 30 was being terminated in Meridian, Miss., “due to a bridge maintenance issue on the Pearl River Bridge.” That was also the reason the Oct. 1 departure from New York terminated in Atlanta today (Wednesday, Oct. 2), with bus transportation provided for customers between Atlanta and New Orleans.
An Amtrak spokesman said the train will again terminate in Atlanta tomorrow (Oct. 3), with bus transportation provided between Atlanta and New Orelans. Meanwhile, northbound No. 20 scheduled to leave New Orleans today will instead originate in Atlanta, with no alternate transportation provided between New Orleans and Atlanta. Tomorrow, train No. 20 will again originate in Atlanta, but there will be bus transportation between New Orleans and Atlanta.
