For the first time in almost 20 years, Gulf Coast residents will be able to take a train back and forth from New Orleans and Mobile, with stops in between.
We are glad to see the service back on track. Increasing connectivity along the Gulf Coast, which already has close cultural, economic and environmental ties, is a good thing.
The new line, dubbed, as one might expect, the “Mardi Gras Service,” will begin running on Aug. 18. It marks a return of the Gulf Coast Limited route that last ran in 1996. There will be two departures each day from both cities, one in the morning and another in the afternoon…