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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by cspmo Why did't governor Louisiana use Amtrak to evacuate New Orleans, for those who had no way of leaving? [/quote] From experience (we took Amtrak to NO in 92, and got stuck in the city during Andrew), the Amtrak tracks run right along the Lake, and even the mildest of waves would make them treacherous. Plus, the train tracks cross over the lake for miles, as someone else mentioned. And finally, the storm gates on the levies take a while to close, and they seal off the train tracks as well, so once they start closing them, no trains can get in or out of the city. And worst of all, the Crescent is no longer a daily train -- Amtrak cut it to 3x a week, which means it probably hasn't even been in town since Friday or Saturday morning (it leaves NO at around 6am or so).
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