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Amtrak to resume Gulf Coast 'Mardi Gras' service Aug. 18; tickets on sale

5116592 · July 1, 2025
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A staff member announced that Amtrak's Mardi Gras service will begin Monday, Aug. 18, with daily trains between New Orleans and Mobile and tickets available immediately, marking the first regular Gulf Coast passenger service in nearly 20 years.

A staff member announced at a Mobile City meeting that Amtrak’s Mardi Gras service will begin Monday, Aug. 18, with tickets available immediately and daily trains departing New Orleans and Mobile in the mornings and again in the afternoons.

The announcement matters because, as the speaker put it, the new service is the first regular opportunity…

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