Passenger trains work again between New Orleans and mobile after a 20 -year gap.
Mardi Gras is awaiting departure for | Mobile at New Orleans Union Terminal.
Amtrak provided passenger service twice daily along the coast of the Mississippi Bay between New Orleans, Louisiana and Mobile, Alabama, on August 18.
Two journeys are provided with a day with intermediate stops in Bay Saint Louis, GULFPORT Biloxi and Pascagoula where new stations were built. Trains have school seats and businessmen, as well as a café car that provides locally exported elements.
the Mardi 3H 43 minutes takes to complete a 233 km trip. However, amtrak passengers warn that trains may be delayed due to many ongoing infrastructure projects, as well as stimulating them that must be raised to allow boats to pass.
Amtrak operates the service under contracts with the states of Louisiana and Mississippi, with financial support from Mobile City, and support for the Southern Railways Committee (SRC). Grants offered by the US Department of Transport supports operating costs and are financing improvements for charging trains and amtrak.
The triple service every two weeks, the coast to the coast Sunset Ltd.It was withdrawn east of New Orleans in 2005 after the damage caused by the infrastructure by Hurricane Katrina and was never re -submitted even when the reforms were completed.
