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I am ticketed on the Sunset later this year from LAX to NOL and then I am taking the Crescent into New York..sleeper on both legs.
#2 is usually late getting into New Orleans and the Crescent leaves early the next mornng. Is the Magnolia Room(I think thats what it is called)open all night? I really don t want to spend the extra money on a hotel for that short time, and I plan to spend the evening seeing New Orleans, if it arrives on time or close to it.
Thanks in advance. I still love doing the LD trains. The price of the sleeper for September for both trains is quite reasonable. I checked the Southwest Chief and the Capitol Limited and the price was $450 more for a sleeper from LA to NY. I really don t mind the overnight layover in New Orleans to save that much money.
I had planned to take the Sunset from Jacksonville to LA with a stopover in New Orleans the day before Katrina hit. I just missed probably the last ever Orlando-LA run of train #1.I wonder if it will ever extend east of New Orleans again.
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Last time I was there, they close it-not only at night, but between trains.
That was before Katrina hit, however. Last I heard the New Orleans Police was using the Magnolia Room as a police substation while things get back to normal.
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