Freight companies, port authorities and local politics created a perfect storm of opposition that took years of negotiation ...

Amtrak launched its Mardi Gras Service, a six-stop train line that runs from Mobile, Alabama to New Orleans for just $15 a ...

Mobile saw the arrival of 137 new tourists on Monday morning as the Mardi Gras Amtrak line arrived for the first time in ...

After two decades of negotiations and rebuilding, passenger trains reconnect Gulf Coast cities, but financial hurdles remain.

Amtrak’s new twice-daily Mardi Gras Service launches August 18, connecting Mobile, Ala., to New Orleans with stops along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The route marks the first passenger train service ...

The line won't carry the masses of commuters that use Amtrak's popular trains between Boston, New York and Washington D.C., ...

Marking the first rail service along the Gulf Coast since Hurricane Katrina, this twice daily service runs between New ...

Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser joined Amtrak officials and local leaders Saturday for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to launch the Mardi ...

Amtrak's new "Mardi Gras Service" route just launched across the Gulf Coast, selling out seats and creating buzz. Here's what ...

This report comes to you from New Orleans where, at this writing, a new Amtrak service started Monday, Aug. 18. Following a ...

Perhaps no community along Amtrak’s Mardi Gras route has been more enthusiastic about the launch of the two daily round trips ...

Amtrak’s trip from New Orleans was delayed about an hour due to an 18-wheeler stuck on the tracks in Gulfport.