NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — It’s been 20 years since Amtrak trains rolled between New Orleans and Mobile, AL.
In August, the trains will return.
Amtrak’s new “Mardi Gras” service will depart New Orleans heading east–and depart Mobile heading west– twice a day. The trains will stop along the way in Bay St. Louis, MS, Gulfport, MS, Biloxi, MS and Pascagoula, MS.
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Restoring the train service took years of negotiations between Amtrak, the railroad track owners and every municipality along the route…