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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 Mardi Gras Indians are a renowned and beloved fixture of New Orleans public culture. Yet very little is known about the indigenous roots of their cultural practices.

The Amtrak route between Mobile, Alabama and New Orleans returns this August after a 20-year hiatus—and tickets start at just $15.

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — It’s been 20 years since Amtrak trains rolled between New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama. In August, the trains will return. Amtrak’s new “Mardi Gras” service will ...

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New Orleans will also host a College Football Playoff quarterfinal on Jan. 1 in the Allstate Sugar Bowl, but SEC media days would be something quite different.

The Mardi Gras Service will run between Mobile, Ala., and New Orleans along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The new rail route will run twice daily with morning and evening departures from both cities.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The serpentine traffic barriers that forced cars to slowly weave through St. Charles Avenue during Carnival Season are likely to return for Mardi Gras 2026, according to the ...

The Amtrak Mardi Gras Service is expected to bring thousands of new visitors annually to Coastal Mississippi’s cities and towns.