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The CONO has one of the best on-time records in Amtrak's system. It consistently arrives at major stations enroute on time or early. For how horribly CN treats VIA Rail's Canadian (usually hours late), the exact opposite can be said of CN's treatment of the City of New Orleans. Living in...

Something to add to the list: Southern Pacific 745 (Louisiana Steam Train) is running an excursion called Santa's North Pole Steam Train on Saturday, December 15. This is the second year for the excursion and runs on the tracks of the New Orleans Public Belt Railway between Audubon Park and...

Savannah, GA?

Sounds like they are switching to their winter consist. I traveled on the Empire Builder from Seattle to Chicago in January a few years ago and had my room changed as well. I was in a roomette in the 0831 car and was switched to a roomette in the trans-dorm because there was only one regular...

1. Food is alright onboard the CONO. Dinner is better northbound as it has the full menu as opposed to the express menu for the dinner southbound. Southbound: There will be no reservations for dinner due to the late (8:05pm) departure from Chicago. Dinner (limited menu) will be served in the...

Memphis is a major station with at least 2 people working there when the trains are do to arrive and it is always staffed during station hours. The train is scheduled to be there from 10:00pm to 10:40pm as it is a major service stop for the City of New Orleans. In my experience on the CONO, the...

There is a really good documentary of the original California Zephyr, called Silver Thread Through the West, which presents the history of the train and features commentary from a few people who worked on the original CZ, including a Zephyrette or two. Here is a link to the DVD version on...

That may be, but the Homestake Pass is in the 611's consist and tickets are being sold for Dome Class and Parlor Class in the Homestake Pass (Car 7) on the 611's excursion ticketing site: https://www.showclix.com/event/TheCavalier2 Also see this link...

According to asm.transitdocs.com, both trains seem to be moving again, but both are now also around 10 hours late.

Another dome car for the consist is the Homestake Pass.

There are several 30+ mile straight sections on the CONO in Illinois. As far as curves go, the longest continuous railway curve in the world in on the CONO's route in Louisiana. The south end of the curve in at the Bonne Carre Spillway near where the tracks go under I-10 and the north end of the...

Memphis Central Station may not be in the best area of town, but the station itself is one of the safest places to be in the city at night. There is a police station located in the building, about a dozen police vehicles parked in the lot at all times, and always at least two station agents...

Dinner on the CONO southbound is only served in one seating for Sleeper passengers departing Chicago. If you board at stations south of Chicago, you will not get dinner. Most of the time, dinner is served immediately upon departing Chicago and has been finished by the time the train gets to...

Thank you.

Thanks for the information. What about on Saturdays?

Doe's anyone know if it is possible to do a round-trip from Chicago to Manhattan and back on METRA's Southwest Service? I know it doesn't have nearly as much service as many of the other METRA lines.

Been on: all current LD routes, with the exception of the Auto Train and the Palmetto. Also been on the now defunct Sunset East between New Orleans and Orlando, Near future: Palmetto on April 20

The CONO is staffed out of New Orleans. All the sleeper/coach attendants and the dining staff in the CCC, including the LSA, are from the New Orleans area.

I will be traveling to Greensboro, NC, in April on Amtrak. Are there any hotels close to the train station?

The City of New Orleans has Wi-Fi in the Sleepers now. I was on the CONO this weekend.