Editing Louisiana (section)

===Rail===
{{Louisiana rail network}}
{{See also|List of Louisiana railroads}}

Six [[Class I railroad|Class I]] freight railroads operate in Louisiana: [[BNSF]], [[Canadian National]], [[CPKC]], [[CSX]], [[Norfolk Southern]] and [[Union Pacific]]. A number of Class II and Class III railroads also carry freight.

[[Amtrak]], the national passenger railroad, operates three long-distance rail routes through Louisiana. All three originate at [[New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal]]. The ''[[Crescent (train)|Crescent]]'' serves {{amtk|Slidell}} then runs northeast to {{amtk|New York}} via {{amtk|Birmingham}}, {{amtk|Atlanta}}, {{amtk|Charlotte}}, and {{amtk|Washington, D.C.}} The ''[[City of New Orleans]]'' stops at {{amtk|Hammond}} before continuing north to {{amtk|Chicago}} by way of {{amtk|Jackson||City of New Orleans}} and {{amtk|Memphis}}. The ''[[Sunset Limited]]'' serves {{amtk|Schriever}}, {{amtk|New Iberia}}, {{amtk|Lafayette}}, and {{amtk|Lake Charles}} on its route west to {{amtk|Los Angeles}} via {{amtk|Houston}}, {{amtk|San Antonio}}, {{amtk|El Paso}}, and {{amtk|Tucson}}. Before [[Hurricane Katrina]], the ''Sunset Limited'' ran as far east as {{amtk|Orlando}}.