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.

For 42 years, Gerard Byrd left his home in Martin City at 6:30 a.m. and drove east on U.S. Highway 2 through Bad Rock and ...

Several heritage railways provide shorter, family-friendly excursions, sometimes with seasonal themes like pumpkin patches.

About 350 kids from the Southern Huntingdon School District attended class Friday morning while on a train that was pulled by the East Broad Top Railroad’s 1916 steam locomotive.The students boarded ...