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Amtrak route to connect New Orleans and Mobile starting this summer

Amtrak has officially named its Gulf Coast service—the Amtrak Mardi Gras—and confirmed it will launch this summer. The route will connect New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama, with twice-daily trains and ...
New Orleans City Business

Gulf Coast Amtrak route exceeds capacity projections

Amtrak’s new rail service between New Orleans and Mobile has surpassed first-year ridership projections just six months after launch, according to Todd Stennis, Amtrak’s director of governmental ...
WDSU

Amtrak touts success of Mardi Gras line to New Orleans council committee

WE’VE CLEARLY SURPASSED THAT EXPECTATION FOR YEAR ONE, APPLAUDING THE NEW AMTRAK MARDI GRAS SERVICE FROM NEW ORLEANS TO MOBILE, WHICH IS OVERPERFORMING PROJECTIONS. LEADERS SAY THEY EXPECTED ROUGHLY ...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Ride the rails along Coastal Mississippi with Amtrak’s revived route

All aboard Amtrak’s new Coastal Mississippi service. Here's helpful advice and can’t-miss experiences at the vibrant cities ...
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This 20-hour Amtrak ride from New Orleans to Chicago skips a classic train perk!

This video follows a 20-hour ride on Amtrak’s City of New Orleans from New Orleans to Chicago, with a focus on both the station experience and the onboard sleeper setup. One of the biggest details in ...
Observer

7 Amtrak Trains That Make the Slow Way Worth It

Americans are staying stateside at rates unseen since 2020, and the slow-travel instinct, once a European affectation, has ...