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This Amtrak Route Was Just Revived After a 20 Year Pause—and It Connects These 2 Iconic Southern Cities

As of Aug. 18, Amtrak's Mardi Gras Service is officially back in commission after 20 20-year pause. The line connects Mobile, Alabama, to New Orleans.
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Inaugural ‘Mardi Gras’ train brings out hundreds at stops along the Gulf Coast (with video)

Amtrak and the Southern Rail Commission on Saturday staged a preview of the long-anticipated Mardi Gras service set to begin ...
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All Aboard Amtrak’s Newest Southern Route!

Amtrak's new "Mardi Gras Service" route just launched across the Gulf Coast, selling out seats and creating buzz. Here's what ...

Amtrak’s first eastbound train in 20 years delayed an hour in South Mississippi

Passengers stayed positive as they waited in Biloxi to ride to Mobile. The first New Orleans-bound train came through Biloxi ...

New Amtrak route returns to Mississippi after 20 years

Mardi Gras is back a bit early this year as Amtrak has brought back a service that has not been offered on Mississippi’s Gulf ...
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Amtrak's Mardi Gras service has started. Here's what it was like at the Bay St. Louis station.

John Hilbert stood by the railroad tracks at the Bay St. Louis station on a sweltering Gulf Coast morning, waiting. He was ...