"Crescent Roll": Amtrak's CRESCENT Train #19 (WAS-LYH)

We leave the Friday evening traffic outside Union Station, Washington, DC, and join the southbound CRESCENT on November 14, 2008. A glimpse of the departure board at the station shows it is time to go. As we depart, we roll past double-decked commuter cars of the VRE, Virginia Railway Express. After rolling through Alexandria, VA, we eventually roll into Lynchburg, VA. Amtrak's three-story Kemper St. Station welcomes Train #19 with some very bright lighting during its late-night stop. We find the station very nicely restored and see an old Southern Line baggage cart. As the CRESCENT rolls away, the metal cars shine with reflections of Lynchburg's lighting. The tail-lights on the last coach car trail off into the dark of night as #19 rolls on towards New Orleans. We are left at the station and joined overhead by a crescent-moon.

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[davinp]

At 1:12 is a VRE Commuter train, not an Amtrak train. That is probably the last train to leave DC for the evening

[TampaGS]

@davinp I noted the VRE train at 1:17. At 1:12 it is the Crescent that is rolling out of the station, passing by the stationary VRE cars.

[howardkevinm]

Wait u say you left DC at 730pm? but the crescent leaves at 630pm. unless u left an hour late.

[TampaGS]

Yes, it was delayed that evening.

[NJCoastExp]

Train of the future LOL

[TampaGS]

Thanks for catching that. Thank goodness I got the year right in the actual video!

[railfanallen]

I liked the opening.

[roadtripray]

Excellent video, especially creative with the opening sequence and the crescents overlaid on the video! Sorry your train was an hour late, though.

[howardkevinm]

wow its not like the Crescent to leave DC late.

[NSCorpDyl]

I took the Cresent 19 out of Union station I was getting off in Lynchburg what about you!!

[JgordonAmtrak1]

Very nice vid, great job!!  "LOVE the Crescent!!!"

[HWY287Productions]

Great Video!