Amtrak’s Mardi Gras Service sees strong ridership, selling out trains and adding more seats as Gulf Coast cities see economic ...

The service will feature intercity passenger trains twice-daily between Mobile and New Orleans, with four stops along the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

UPDATE (7:15 p.m.): — Mobile saw the arrival of 137 new tourists on Monday morning as the Mardi Gras Amtrak line arrived for the first time in years. The passengers weren’t just from New Orleans.

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - America’s passenger railroad today officially announced the new Amtrak Mardi Gras Service with twice-daily runs between New Orleans and Mobile with stops along the Mississippi ...

WHAT HAPPENS LATER ON TONIGHT. ALSO NEW AT NOON. WE NOW KNOW WHEN PASSENGERS WILL BE ABLE TO START USING THE LONG AWAITED AMTRAK SERVICE FROM NEW ORLEANS TO MOBILE, ALABAMA. THIS IS. LEADERS ARE ...

Starting in summer 2025, the new state-sponsored Amtrak Mardi Gras Service will offer train travelers morning and evening departures from both cities along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Both New Orleans ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The first train on Amtrak’s Mardi Gras Service pulled into the Port City about a half-hour past its 11:18 a.m. arrival time on Monday. Of course, to a city at has been waiting ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Amtrak is expanding its reach and getting closer to the Florida panhandle. The passenger rail service is launching its Mardi Gras Service that will run between Mobile, ...

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 depart New Orleans ...

Amtrak’s restoration of service along the Gulf Coast next month will not include a stop in Atmore, despite the city’s status as Alabama’s “rail welcome center.” Still, city officials are determined to ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Residents and businesses had the chance to learn more about the future of Amtrak this morning at the Greer’s St. Louis market. Trains will run twice a day, stopping in four ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A homecoming 20 years in the making, as city and state leaders gathered in downtown Mobile Saturday to welcome Amtrak’s special arrival. Amtrak’s Mardi Gras Service, the first ...