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Amtrak’s new route, the Mardi Gras Service, is launching in New Orleans this summer, bringing train travel back to the scenic Gulf Coast for the first time in nearly 20 years.
Amtrak's new Mardi Gras Service connects Mobile to New Orleans with daily trips and scenic stops along Mississippi’s Gulf Coast.
Amtrak's revival of the passenger train service from New Orleans to Mobile, with stops along the way in four Mississippi Coast cities, will soon get underway. The opening date of the Mardi Gras ...
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (WVUE) - Bay St. Louis residents and business owners are disappointed but still optimistic after Amtrak once again delayed the return of passenger rail service to the Gulf Coast.
Amtrak President Roger Harris touring the Seattle site. Credit: Amtrak The new rail yard facilities will contribute to a streamlined maintenance system that enhances efficiency and reduces turnaround ...
Amtrak has announced its new Mardi Gras Service passenger rail along the Gulf Coast. Trains will run to and from Louisiana. Here's what to know.
All aboard. Amtrak is making a comeback to the Gulf Coast. After two decades, the rail service has announced plans to restore regional passenger routes. Here's what we know so far and where you ...
Transportation Reprised Amtrak Gulf Coast service to bring party back to Gulf Coast rail The company announced the name of this passenger route. An Amtrak Coast Starlight train.
Amtrak’s long-distance trains in the Northwest, the Coast Starlight and Empire Builder, are not affected. The Coast Starlight, which makes the same stops as the Cascades service, shares the line ...
The outage will continue through at least March 30, according to the Amtrak Cascades website, though buses have been lined up to replace all impacted service.
Linking the Mardi Gras capital of New Orleans in Louisiana and the waterfront city of Mobile in Alabama, Amtrak’s Gulf Coast train is set to become one of the USA’s great rail routes once more ...