BUT WE BEGIN WITH THAT BREAKING NEWS. WE KNOW THAT ONE PERSON IS DEAD, DISCOVERED NEAR THE AMTRAK TRAIN TRACKS THIS MORNING IN NEW ORLEANS. THE BODY WAS DISCOVERED JUST AFTER 9:00 ALONG THE NORMAN C ...

Minutes before the Amtrak Mardi Gras Service was scheduled to depart Mobile at 6:30 a.m. Monday, a CSX freight train rolled up alongside the passenger train and stopped. It was followed shortly by ...

Cargo traffic at the Port of New Orleans rose in the first half of 2025, fueled by stronger trade with Latin America and improvements in shipping reliability. The port reported handling 263,961 twenty ...

NEW ORLEANS — For the first time in 20 years, travelers can hop on a train along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Amtrak's new Mardi Gras Service officially launches Monday, Aug. 18, offering morning and ...

There’s something magical about traveling by train — the steady rhythm of the tracks, the easy comfort of the ride, and that rare feeling that the journey is just as memorable as the destination. Now, ...

NOW. WE START WITH THIS BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT. FIRST RESPONDERS ARE ON THE SCENE OF A CRASH INVOLVING THE AMTRAK MARDI GRAS MARDI GRAS MARDI GRAS SERVICE TRAIN. THAT’S RIGHT. THIS HAPPENED IN PASS ...

Amtrak's Mardi Gras service, running twice daily between New Orleans and Mobile, was inaugurated with Mardi Gras-themed celebrations at each stop. The service, restored after a 20-year hiatus ...

A daily train connecting New Orleans and Baton Rouge is at least two to four years away, says John Spain, vice chair of the Southern Rail Commission. The big picture: The tentative plan includes stops ...

MOBILE, Ala. -- Amtrak service is returning to the Gulf Coast next month. The twice-daily service between Mobile and New Orleans begins August 18. There will be morning and evening departures from ...