A second line processes the passengers aboard the inaugural Amtrak Mardi Gras Service on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, at Union Passenger Terminal in New Orleans, La. The twice-daily service between New ...

Amtrak added an extra coach to Mardi Gras Line trains between Mobile and New Orleans. The trains will run three 58-seat coach cars plus 17 business seats and a café. Mardi Gras Line demand doubled ...

Dozens of birds fly over the still bayou as the train rushes past, leaving nothing but blue skies over the marshland. In no time this serene scene is replaced by bustling cityscape as I arrive in New ...

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Kay Cox, owner of Kay’s Travel, took more than 20 clients to New Orleans Wednesday morning aboard Amtrak, marking the fifth group trip she has organized using the passenger rail ...

Happy Wednesday, everyone. It’s Poet again, Gulf Coast reporter with The Times-Picayune, bringing you the latest from around the region. This week, we’re looking at the surge of newcomers and tourists ...

Those getting ready to board the first eastbound Amtrak train in Biloxi were excited to see it pull up to the landing platform Monday morning, Aug. 18. Mary Perez Sun Herald Sun Herald readers weigh ...