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Mobile to New Orleans train service: What delayed Amtrak for two decades?

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

Amtrak is officially back, connecting the Mississippi Gulf Coast to New Orleans and Mobile

Amtrak is back, connecting the Coast to New Orleans and Mobile. People have waited years for the return, and after nearly a ...
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Amtrak revives New Orleans–Mobile route 20 years after Katrina

After two decades of negotiations and rebuilding, passenger trains reconnect Gulf Coast cities, but financial hurdles remain.
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Mississippi coastal towns are as excited to see Amtrak's return

Mobile and New Orleans may be the beginning and end of the new Amtrak route, but the new Mardi Gras Service is seen as a big ...

This Scenic Coastal Amtrak Route Connecting New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama, Is Finally Back, After 20 Years

Amtrak’s Mardi Gras service brings train travel back to the Gulf Coast, with stops in four Mississippi beach towns along the ...
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New Gulf Coast Amtrak Service Launches Monday, But Not To Pensacola Or Atmore

A new twice-daily Gulf Coast Amtrak services launches Monday between Mobile and New Orleans with stops along the Mississippi ...

Mobile mayor celebrates Amtrak's return, expects boost in tourism and local economy

Today -- amtrak 'greased up its rails,' with a test run of its mardi gras route.Its been nearly 20 years since the train made ...