Amtrak’s Gulf Coast route restored 20 years after Hurricane Katrina

MOBILE, Ala. – Two decades after Hurricane Katrina ended passenger rail service along the Gulf Coast, Amtrak trains are once again rolling between Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans, Louisiana.

Tickets recently went on sale for what the train operator is calling its “Mardi Gras Service,” featuring twice-daily runs between southeast Louisiana and southern Alabama…

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