Explore Mississippi's beautiful coast while taking the Amtrak Mardi Service from New Orleans to Mobile, Alabama.

Blaring locomotive horns announce the presence of four new passenger trains every day at most of the 170 grade crossings on the 144 miles between New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal and a temporary ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New Orleans-bound Mardi Gras Service train No. 23 prepares to board passengers at Biloxi, Miss., on Nov. 5, 2025. This train and ...

Amtrak is adding a train car to its route between New Orleans and Mobile for the 2026 Mardi Gras season, an expansion reflecting sustained demand across the Gulf Coast. The coach car, which includes ...

The new train from New Orleans to Mobile has had double the number of passengers that Amtrak predicted by this time.

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Amtrak Mardi Gras Service has exceeded the expectations set out for it in the first year in just six months. According to a Visit Mobile news release, the Southern Rail ...

On August 18, Amtrak began its new Mardi Gras Service to connect cities along the Gulf Coast to New Orleans. But what is a trip to New Orleans on the train like? Looking for answers, and an easier ...

Amtrak Mardi Gras Service will operate with an additional coach car starting Friday and running continuously through the Carnival season. The bonus car will be added to trains 23 and 26 of the four ...

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