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

Amtrak launched its Mardi Gras Service, a six-stop train line that runs from Mobile, Alabama to New Orleans for just $15 a ...

The Clarion Ledger took a ride on the inaugural run of Amtrak's Mardi Gras service that goes along Mississippi Coast. Get an ...

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

John Hilbert stood by the railroad tracks at the Bay St. Louis station on a sweltering Gulf Coast morning, waiting.

This report comes to you from New Orleans where, at this writing, a new Amtrak service started Monday, Aug. 18. Following a ...

Amtrak's new "Mardi Gras Service" route just launched across the Gulf Coast, selling out seats and creating buzz. Here's what ...

The twice-daily train service originates in New Orleans and Mobile, with stops in Bay St. Louis, Gulfport, Biloxi, and ...

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.

“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 ...

It’s all aboard Amtrak in Mobile today. The first regular trip of passenger rail service between Mobile and New Orleans ...

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