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While trains no longer serve the station, visitors can hop a 1924 New Orleans trolley to tour the 24-acre hotel.

Amtrak could add bus routes to cities located near, but not along, its Crescent route, which the railroad believes will increase “ridership and revenue while expanding the reach of the intercity passenger rail network,” the railroad said in a recent report.

A true Southern meal wouldn’t be complete without a side of fresh, hot cornbread.