N&W/Southern thru passenger service

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And The Pelican.  I rode it Abington - Atalla (AL) and Birmingham -  
Abington in the summer of 1949.  
 
In the era where it originated in NYC as you describe,  The Crescent beyond 
Atlanta was A&WP + Western Rwy. of Ala. to  Montgomery, then L&N via Mobile 
to New Orleans.  The Southerner took  today's Birmingham - Meridian 
routing.  At least that's what was true in  June 1967, which is the Official Guide 
I consulted.
 
Dave Phelps
 
 
In a message dated 11/26/2012 8:15:17 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org writes:

The  Crescent was a Thru train of the PRR and Southern.  PRR handled DC to 
New  York and Southern handled it from DC to New Orleans via Atlanta.  Some  
routings during its career took the train over the Atlanta and West Point 
but  I can't right now tell you where that route went, Atlanta to somewhere 
in  Mississippi.  

The Birmingham Special and Tennessean were the two  name trains handled by 
the N&W.

James Wall
Rural Hall,  NC



> Where did the Crescent run?

> John Samples

>  Sent from my Verizon Wireless  BlackBerry


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