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.

From the schedule and station locations to menu items and amenities, here's everything you should know about the Mardi Gras ...

The east-bound train that left New Orleans this morning arrived in Mobile just before noon. A cheering crowd of people, including members of Visit Mobile and local businesses, was there to greet ...

The first train on Amtrak’s Mardi Gras Service pulled into the Port City about a half-hour past its 11:18 a.m. arrival time ...

A homecoming 20 years in the making, as city and state leaders gathered in downtown Mobile Saturday to welcome Amtrak’s ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Some local train enthusiasts are growing restless over seemingly endless negotiations between the city and Amtrak over restoring passenger train service to the Gulf Coast.

An Amtrak inspection train, filled with government and rail transportation officials and media, arrives in Mobile, Ala., on Thursday Feb. 18, 2016. (file photo) ...

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