Amtrak’s new route, the Mardi Gras Service, is launching in New Orleans this summer, bringing train travel back to the scenic Gulf Coast for the first time in nearly 20 years.

Both New Orleans and Mobile have a long history of Mardi Gras celebrations along with other Coastal Mississippi communities. “Amtrak Mardi Gras Service is a natural choice for t

Amtrak is planning a new route between Mobile, Ala., and New Orleans, La., twice daily called "Mardi Gras Service."