Amtrak City of New Orleans – slow and fast(er)

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Amtrak City of New Orleans heading out of town at different speeds. Riding Amtrak City of New Orleans The City of New Orleans is Amtrak's New Orleans to Chicago route. It's their version of the old Illinois Central train made famous by the song.  For the last few months, the City passed through the intersection at Central Avenue in Old Jefferson very slowly, like this Speeding up By 11-August, the railroad decided to pick up the pace. This is the same intersection, but on the other side of the train. I'm of two minds on which angle I prefer. The...