Amtrak’s Mardi Gras Service is surging far beyond expectations, with more than 46,000 riders since its Aug. 18 launch and ...

Amtrak closed Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25: Oct. 24 – Sept. 25) with record ridership and revenue, reflecting growing demand for ...

Riding the Amtrak Mardi Gras service that runs between New Orleans and Mobile is like a celebration every day, or at least that's what Amtrak and public officials hope passengers experience from the ...

NEW ORLEANS — Amtrak passenger rail service returns to the Gulf Coast with the launch of the Mardi Gras line connecting New Orleans, Biloxi, and Mobile. The inaugural trip departed Saturday morning ...

Minutes before the Amtrak Mardi Gras Service was scheduled to depart Mobile at 6:30 a.m. Monday, a CSX freight train rolled up alongside the passenger train and stopped. It was followed shortly by ...

A brass band blared in New Orleans' Union Passenger Terminal downtown Tuesday as nearly two dozen people gathered to celebrate the return of Amtrak's Gulf Coast route on Aug. 18. The route, called ...

It’s not the traditional season for the famed celebration, but a new Mardi Gras is coming to six cities and towns along the Gulf Coast twice a day, starting August 18. This version will be Amtrak’s ...

NEW ORLEANS — Less than 24 hours after a federal indictment Friday, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell was a no-show at the unveiling of a new Amtrak passenger train service at Union Passenger Terminal ...

Something about train travel appeals to me. Maybe it’s the more relaxed pace than going by air. Or maybe it’s the comfort of wider seats with greater legroom. Or the chance to get up and wander around ...