Amtrak announced in a Facebook post that its new Mardi Gras Service will launch in 2025. The service will have twice-daily trains between New Orleans and Mobile.

The route links up to service in Chicigo. Photo courtesy Amtrrak April 25 (UPI) -- Amtrak is planning a new route between Mobile, Ala., and New Orleans, La., twice daily called " Mardi Gras Service." ...

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.

Both New Orleans and Mobile have a long history of Mardi Gras celebrations along with other Coastal Mississippi communities. “Amtrak Mardi Gras Service is a natural choice for the name of the new ...

UPDATE (9:37 p.m.): Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson expressed his excitement regarding the new Amtrak passenger rail line’s name, which pays homage to both cities’ festive traditions. “As t… ...

Amtrak Mardi Gras Service route (Amtrak / FOX10 News) Passenger rail service to Mobile ended in 2005 when Hurricane Katrina damaged railroad tracks along the Gulf Coast. The city was formerly ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — They may have been delayed, but the New Orleans truck parades had a chance to roll post-Mardi Gras day. “I’m excited too. It looks great. Those floats are fabulous. We ...

Hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets of New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras, leaving the city covered in detritus. A team lead by IV Waste is tasked with cleaning up much of the ...

See photos of 2025 Mardi Gras in New Orleans The Kewe of Zulu parade rolls down St. Charles Avenue during Mardi Gras day in New Orleans, Louisiana, on March 4, 2025.

A handmade Black masking Indian costume crafted by Jasmine Batiste, 28, using dental floss and beads is shown on Mardi Gras Day, Tuesday, March 4, 2025 in New Orleans.

New Orleans, renowned for its world-famous Mardi Gras celebration, rescheduled its final Carnival parades to earlier time slots ahead of expected severe winds, thunderstorms, and tornado warnings ...

Severe weather alerts caused Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans and other cities throughout the U.S. to be moved up or canceled Erika Goldring/Getty Severe weather systems are threatening Mardi ...