Freight companies, port authorities and local politics created a perfect storm of opposition that took years of negotiation ...

Mobile saw the arrival of 137 new tourists on Monday morning as the Mardi Gras Amtrak line arrived for the first time in ...

Driving may be faster, but the inaugural train trips between Mobile, Ala., and New Orleans this week drew travelers eager for ...

As of Aug. 18, Amtrak's Mardi Gras Service is officially back in commission after a 20-year pause. The line connects Mobile, ...

Passengers stayed positive as they waited in Biloxi to ride to Mobile. The first New Orleans-bound train came through Biloxi ...

After two decades of negotiations and rebuilding, passenger trains reconnect Gulf Coast cities, but financial hurdles remain.

The passenger rail service between New Orleans and Mobile made its inaugural run Saturday, featuring jazz bands, beads and ...

Amtrak’s trip from New Orleans was delayed about an hour due to an 18-wheeler stuck on the tracks in Gulfport.

Amtrak introduced twice-daily Mardi Gras service between New Orleans and Mobile, Ala., marking a return to the Mississippi ...

“Once you get to New Orleans, you can catch the Crescent up to the Northeast. You can catch the city of New Orleans up to ...

Amtrak's new Mardi Gras line between New Orleans and Mobile is comfortable, easy, and enjoyable, with wonderful scenery. It's a win-win-win-win for almost everybody.

Two decades after Hurricane Katrina disrupted service, the New Orleans-to-Alabama Mardi Gras Amtrak line is once again connecting the Gulf Coast, writes Eric Cova in the Transportation for America ...