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 ...

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 ...

Getting stranded on a long-distance train can be a maddening experience. Passengers have little recourse but to endure the delay, uncertain of its duration and knowing that appointments and ...

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 ...

Amtrak’s Mardi Gras service has been up and running for nearly three months -- taking passengers to and from New Orleans.

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, ...

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 ...