In the early hours of September 22, 1993, Amtrak’s Sunset Limited barreled toward a bridge over Big Bayou Canot. Unbeknownst to the crew, the bridge had been fatally damaged by a barge hours earlier.

Dispatch, metal detectors and luggage scanners, which were planned to be operational by September, will not be turned on as initially scheduled. City Comptroller Donna Baringer, upon reviewing the ...