Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-129105) pertaining to the American Commercial Lines Inc. Equity Award Plan for Employees, Officers, and Directors, as Amended, and the American Commercial Lines Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan, Inc. of our reports dated February 22, 2008, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of American Commercial Lines Inc., American Commercial Lines Inc. and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of American Commercial Lines Inc., included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2007.

/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
February 22, 2008
Louisville, KY