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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 ...
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.
Amtrak Service has returned along the Gulf Coast. The new Mardi Gras service officially began operating Monday morning, ...
Amtrak’s trip from New Orleans was delayed about an hour due to an 18-wheeler stuck on the tracks in Gulfport.
On Saturday, Mobile's Mayor Sandy Stimpson and the port city's very own Excelsior Band took ownership of the city's Union ...
The first train on Amtrak’s Mardi Gras Service pulled into the Port City about a half-hour past its 11:18 a.m. arrival time on Monday. Of course, to a city at has been waiting for 20 years for ...
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 ...
Passengers stayed positive as they waited in Biloxi to ride to Mobile. The first New Orleans-bound train came through Biloxi ...
After two decades of negotiations and rebuilding, passenger trains reconnect Gulf Coast cities, but financial hurdles remain.