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Amtrak returns to Mobile; mayor says service could boost downtown tourism
Summary
Mayor Stimpson celebrated Amtrak's inaugural Mardi Gras service stop in Mobile, called the train's return a potential boost for downtown and promoted a free community concert this weekend.
Mayor Stimpson said Amtrak returned to Mobile on Saturday and urged residents to view the revived service as an opportunity for downtown tourism and waterfront revitalization.
The mayor told the Mobile City Council that he and his companion rode the inaugural Mardi Gras train from New Orleans to Mobile, that the service made four stops across Mississippi and that approximately 300 people were on the Mobile leg. "Amtrak successfully returned to Mobile on…
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