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For the first time since Hurricane Katrina disrupted service in 2005, an iconic passenger train service is returning to the ...
Amtrak's new "Mardi Gras Service" route just launched across the Gulf Coast, selling out seats and creating buzz. Here's what ...
Marking the first rail service along the Gulf Coast since Hurricane Katrina, this twice daily service runs between New ...
Mobile saw the arrival of 137 new tourists on Monday morning as the Mardi Gras Amtrak line arrived for the first time in ...
Perhaps no community along Amtrak’s Mardi Gras route has been more enthusiastic about the launch of the two daily round trips ...
A new route from Amtrak along the Gulf hit the tracks on Monday, amid a renewed push for passenger rail service in the capital city.
Mobile and New Orleans may be the beginning and end of the new Amtrak route, but the new Mardi Gras Service is seen as a big boost for those stops in between.
On Saturday, Mobile's Mayor Sandy Stimpson and the port city's very own Excelsior Band took ownership of the city's Union ...
Hundreds of people also gathered in Pascagoula at the loading platform to get a look at the train as it made its way to ...
Freight companies, port authorities and local politics created a perfect storm of opposition that took years of negotiation ...
Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser joined Amtrak officials and local leaders Saturday for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to launch the Mardi ...
After two decades of negotiations and rebuilding, passenger trains reconnect Gulf Coast cities, but financial hurdles remain.