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Sioux City's Mardi Gras Parade will return to the Missouri riverfront Thursday, after several years of following a downtown route. "We're super excited to bring it back to the riverfront.

Starting Aug.18, customers will now have an option to hop on the new Amtrak Mardi Gras Service. This is a new, twice-daily intercity train service traveling between Mobile, Alabama and New Orleans.

The service will feature intercity passenger trains twice-daily between Mobile and New Orleans, with four stops along the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

Amtrak's new Mardi Gras Service connects Mobile to New Orleans with daily trips and scenic stops along Mississippi’s Gulf Coast.

A new Amtrak line will start running in Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama this summer. What to know about when, how to get tickets, what it costs ...