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Gulf Coast passenger rail

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A silver passenger train stopped at a small platform beside a tree-lined historic downtown with festival tents in the distance

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Amtrak Adds One-Weekend Ocean Springs Stop So Mobile Riders Can Train to Peter Anderson Festival

For one weekend only, Nov. 7-8, Amtrak's Mardi Gras Service will stop in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, for the 48th annual Peter Anderson Arts &…

Oct 20, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Amtrak Livestreams Mississippi Rail Line to Bolster Case for Mobile-New Orleans Passenger Service

Politics

Amtrak Livestreams Mississippi Rail Line to Bolster Case for Mobile-New Orleans Passenger Service

Apr 7, 2022 Mobile County

Illustration for the news story: Amtrak Petitions Federal Board to Force Track Access as Mobile Council Members Balk

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Amtrak Petitions Federal Board to Force Track Access as Mobile Council Members Balk

Mar 24, 2021 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Port of Mobile Pushes Back as Amtrak Presses Ahead on Passenger Rail Timeline

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Port of Mobile Pushes Back as Amtrak Presses Ahead on Passenger Rail Timeline

Feb 24, 2021 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Mobile Council Delays Vote on Passenger Rail Funding

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Mobile Council Delays Vote on Passenger Rail Funding

Jan 31, 2020 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Mobile moves closer to passenger rail service to New Orleans with new funding

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Mobile moves closer to passenger rail service to New Orleans with new funding

Jun 7, 2019

Illustration for the news story: Coastal Alabama Officials Push to Restore Gulf Coast Passenger Rail

Mobile

Coastal Alabama Officials Push to Restore Gulf Coast Passenger Rail

Jun 15, 2015

Illustration for the news story: Mobile-to-New Orleans Rail Corridor Passed Over in First Round of Federal High-Speed Rail Grants

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Mobile-to-New Orleans Rail Corridor Passed Over in First Round of Federal High-Speed Rail Grants

Jan 30, 2010