Riding the Amtrak Mardi Gras service that runs between New Orleans and Mobile is like a celebration every day, or at least that's what Amtrak and public officials hope passengers experience from the ...

The New Orleans region will see major travel expansions in 2026, with new cruise capacity at the Port of New Orleans, the ...

Minutes before the Amtrak Mardi Gras Service was scheduled to depart Mobile at 6:30 a.m. Monday, a CSX freight train rolled up alongside the passenger train and stopped. It was followed shortly by ...

Amtrak cars will finally glide back onto Gulf Coast rails this Saturday, a triumphant return nearly 20 years after Hurricane Katrina swept away much of the coastline. It’s a return nearly a generation ...

NEW ORLEANS — For the first time in 20 years, travelers can hop on a train along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Amtrak's new Mardi Gras Service officially launches Monday, Aug. 18, offering morning and ...

Amtrak’s Mardi Gras line began running twice-a-day service between New Orleans and Mobile, Ala., in August. Gulf Coast cities are hoping it will bring new people to town.

Two decades after Hurricane Katrina halted rail service, Amtrak's new Mardi Gras Service links Mobile and New Orleans, offering travellers coastal views and stories of resilience.

NEW ORLEANS — Less than 24 hours after a federal indictment Friday, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell was a no-show at the unveiling of a new Amtrak passenger train service at Union Passenger Terminal ...

Amtrak's Mardi Gras service, running twice daily between New Orleans and Mobile, was inaugurated with Mardi Gras-themed celebrations at each stop. The service, restored after a 20-year hiatus ...