Train Data:

Route

Chicago, IL - New Orleans, LA

Distance

934 miles / 1,503 km

Operation

Daily

Time

19h 32m (Southbound)

Train Set

Superliner

Cars

Baggege, Sleeper, Coach, Dinner, Sightseer Lounge

Station Information:

Elevation

Notes

Chicago

IL

CT

0 mi

182 m

METRA

Homewood

IL

CT

24 mi

200 m

METRA

Kankakee

IL

CT

57 mi

183 m

Flag Stop

(Gilman)

IL

CT

82 mi

200 m

Not stop

(Rantoul)

IL

CT

115 mi

231 m

Not stop 

Champaign

IL

CT

129 mi

224 m

Mattoon

IL

CT

173 mi

 220 m

Flag Stop

Effingham

IL

CT

200 mi

180 m

Flag Stop

Centralia

IL

CT

253 mi

152 m

Centralia, WA is the same name

(Du Quoin)

IL

CT

289 mi

141 m

Not stop

Carbondale

IL

CT

309 mi

  126 m

Fulton

KY

CT

406 mi

127 m

Flag Stop

Newbern

TN

CT

442 mi

110 m

Flag Stop

Memphis

TN

CT

528 mi

79 m

Largest city in TN

Marks

MS

CT

597 mi

50 m

Opened on May 4, 2018, Flag Stop

Greenwood

MS

CT

654 mi

40 m

Yazoo City

MS

CT

706 mi

37 m

Flag Stop

Jackson

MS

CT

751 mi

91 m

Capitol and largest city in MS

Hazlehurst

MS

CT

784 mi

140 m

Flag Stop

Brookhaven

MS

CT

805 mi

148 m

Flag Stop

McComb

MS

CT

828 mi

 122 m

Flag Stop

Hammond

LA

CT

881 mi

 12 m

New Orleans

LA

CT

934 mi

2 m

Largest city in Louisiana.

Note: City of New Orleans does not stop at the stations in parentheses (  ). 

Only Amtrak stations are listed.  Commuter Train Stations are not shown.

~ Actual Train Consists - City of New Orleans Car Numbers ~

April 2002 (Southbound #59)

City of New Orleans #59 at Memphis

City of New Orleans #59 at Memphis

August 2009 (Southbound #59)

City of New Orleans #59 near Chicago

City of New Orleans #59 near NOL

City of New Orleans #59 arrives at NOL

Lounge (Superliner 2 - 37002)

Lounge Side (Superliner 2 - 37002)

Diner Side (Superliner 2 - 37002)