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Freight and Passenger Rail

There are six Class-1 railroads in North America, and Louisiana is one of only three states in which all six operate. These are large, long-distance railroads. Short Line Railroads are the smaller railroads providing the “first/last mile” service between the Class-1 railroad lines and industries across the state. There are fourteen short line railroads operating in Louisiana. 

 

The below map depicts Louisiana's freight rail network. 

 

Additionally, Amtrak operates three long-distance passenger routes that connect Louisiana to the East Coast, West Coast and central regions of the country. 

Existing Long Distance Routes

 

Sunset Limited – Los Angeles
  • Operates 3 times weekly
  • New Orleans
  • Schriever
  • New Iberia
  • Lafayette
  • Lake Charles

 

City of New Orleans – Chicago

  • Operates daily
  • New Orleans
  • Hammond

 

Crescent – Atlanta, Washington

  • Operates daily
  • New Orleans
  • Slidell
  • The Sunset Limited operates west between New Orleans to Los Angeles three times per week with stops including Houston, San Antonio, Tucson, and Phoenix.
  • The City of New Orleans operates north with daily service to Chicago and stops including Jackson, MS, and Memphis.
  • The Crescent connects some of the largest cities in the east to New Orleans on it’s daily service to Birmingham, Atlanta, Charlotte, Washington, Philadelphia, and New York.

 

As a note, most passenger trains in the United States and all in Louisiana operate on track owned by the freight railroads.

 

 

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