New Orleans and Dominican Republic. The city is served by Amtrak. The New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal is the central rail depot and is served by the "Crescent", operating between New Orleans and New York City; the "City of New Orleans", operating between New Orleans and Chicago and the "Sunset Limited", operating between New Orleans and Los Angeles. Up until August 2005 (when Hurricane Katrina struck), the "Sunset Limited's" route continued east to Orlando. With the strategic benefits of both the port and its double-track Mississippi River crossings, the city attracted six of the seven Class I railroads in North America: Union
Effects of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans of New Orleans on the Crescent City Connection bridge. The I-10 Twin Span Bridge traveling east towards Slidell, suffered severe damage; 473 spans were separated from their supports and 64 spans dropped into the lake. The long Lake Pontchartrain Causeway escaped unscathed but was only carrying emergency traffic. On August 29, at 7:40 a.m. CDT, it was reported that most of the windows on the north side of the Hyatt Regency New Orleans had been blown out, and many other high rise buildings had extensive window damage. The Hyatt was the most severely damaged hotel in the city, with beds