A new Amtrak line will start services in the Gulf Coast this summer. The rail service has announced plans to restore regional passenger routes. This one will connect New Orleans and Mobile ...

Amtrak carried a record 32.8 million passengers in their 2024 fiscal year, a 15 percent increase over the same period in 2023. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)© Scott Olson, Getty Images ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Amtrak has a new service making for a more convenient trip for riders. Starting Aug.18, customers will now have an option to hop on the new Amtrak Mardi Gras Service.

Amtrak’s new route, the Mardi Gras Service, is launching in New Orleans this summer, bringing train travel back to the scenic Gulf Coast for the first time in nearly 20 years.

Amtrak Vice President Nicole Bucich provides information about Mardi Gras Service The answer to the first question is Aug. 18. The answer to the second varies depending on the day and the train ...

According to a news release, the Amtrak Mardi Gras Service, set to begin Aug. 18, marks the return of passenger rail to the region for the first time in nearly two decades. The new state-supported ...

NEW ORLEANS — Amtrak's intercity passenger train service between New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama, will begin on August 18. The twice-daily route, branded as the Amtrak Mardi Gras Service, will ...

Amtrak plans to launch a service that would create the first one-seat train ride between Long Island and the mainland United States. Officials at the national railroad laid out the idea during ...

Amtrak Mardi Gras Service will commence on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. The state-supported route will run from Mobile to New Orleans with four stops along coastal Mississippi. An announcement about the ...

Amtrak service between New York Penn Station and New Haven is currently suspended. Meanwhile, Metro-North train service from the Westport area to Bridgeport is also suspended.

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Amtrak has a new service making for a more convenient trip for riders. Starting Aug.18, customers will now have an option to hop on the new Amtrak Mardi Gras Service.

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Amtrak has a new service making for a more convenient trip for riders. Starting Aug.18, customers will now have an option to hop on the new Amtrak Mardi Gras Service.