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The City of New Orleans is a nightly passenger train operated by Amtrak that travels between Chicago, Illinois and New Orleans, Louisiana.

Before Amtrak's formation in 1971, the train was operated by the Illinois Central Railroad along the same route ( though changes have been made since then ).

The train currently operates on a 19½ hour schedule.

Within Illinois the City of New Orleans shares a route also served by a daily morning train, the Saluki, and a daily afternoon train, the Illini.

The Illini and Saluki terminate at Carbondale, Illinois.