March 10th, 2009
It’s a completely different train, this crescent train. Somewhat similar to the lake shore limited. It hits all the major east coast and south east cities, so there are no longer “smoking” stops at the smaller stations like there were on the empire builder. So you don’t get as much of a sense of place from feeling and breathing the country air. While the crescent passes through the county, it maintains a distinct urban feel. People on this train are going to cities, not towns.