Amtrak’s Mardi Gras Service is surging far beyond expectations, with more than 46,000 riders since its Aug. 18 launch and trains filling up along the Gulf Coast. In its first 108 days, the national ...

UPDATE (7:15 p.m.): — Mobile saw the arrival of 137 new tourists on Monday morning as the Mardi Gras Amtrak line arrived for the first time in years. The passengers weren’t just from New Orleans.

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – With the logistics of a planned Gulf Coast Amtrak route now answered, one question remains: Will it be successful? In a series of news conferences from Mobile to New Orleans, ...

Orders for the Gulf Coast train-themed collection close on Fat Tuesday with items arriving this spring after Carnival season ...

Amtrak’s restoration of service along the Gulf Coast next month will not include a stop in Atmore, despite the city’s status as Alabama’s “rail welcome center.” Still, city officials are determined to ...

Amtrak is set to announce when service will start between Mobile and New Orleans and how much it will cost. This project is nearly 20 years in the making. Passenger rail service in Mobile stopped ...

WHAT HAPPENS LATER ON TONIGHT. ALSO NEW AT NOON. WE NOW KNOW WHEN PASSENGERS WILL BE ABLE TO START USING THE LONG AWAITED AMTRAK SERVICE FROM NEW ORLEANS TO MOBILE, ALABAMA. THIS IS. LEADERS ARE ...

Video above: Also on WKRG.com — Is driving safer than other modes of transportation? MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Mardi Gras season is still a month away, but according to a report from Amtrak, the Mardi ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The first train on Amtrak’s Mardi Gras Service pulled into the Port City about a half-hour past its 11:18 a.m. arrival time on Monday. Of course, to a city at has been waiting ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - It’s a big day in Mobile. After nearly 20 years, Amtrak is finally back here in the Port City. It was an exciting morning as people lined up for their chance to take the short ...