Something about train travel appeals to me. Maybe it’s the more relaxed pace than going by air. Or maybe it’s the comfort of wider seats with greater legroom. Or the chance to get up and wander around ...

An Amtrak route that stretched between New Orleans and Mobile in 1996 is returning in June after a near 30-year hiatus, but under a new identity that nods to a centuries-old holiday. Amtrak Mardi Gras ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - It’s an early start -- nothing new for FOX 10’s Lee Peck -- walking to the downtown train depot -- he’s taking Amtrak’s Mardi Gras Rail Service to New Orleans. Amtrak returned to ...

NEW ORLEANS — Amtrak's intercity passenger train service between New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama, will begin on August 18. The twice-daily route, branded as the Amtrak Mardi Gras Service, will restore ...

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Driving may be faster, but the inaugural train trips between Mobile, Ala., and New Orleans this week drew travelers eager for a different kind of adventure. Credit... Supported by By Emily Cochrane ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Amtrak has announced ...

People stopped to watch as we swiftly zoomed along. Some at the patio bars in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, waved gleefully, as did the guys on fishing boats angling by the bridge. Maybe this is what it ...