An Alabama woman broke free from a man authorities say kidnapped and sexually assaulted her by fleeing into a Mississippi convenience store, prompting his arrest and a growing list of felony charges, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies were called to a Circle K gas station in St….
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Amtrak Livestreams Mississippi Rail Line to Bolster Case for Mobile-New Orleans Passenger Service
Amtrak launched a Twitch livestream of a Mississippi rail line this week to argue that restoring Mobile-New Orleans passenger service wouldn’t disrupt freight traffic, a claim CSX and local rail officials say oversimplifies the issue.
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Amtrak Says Gulf Coast Passenger Rail to Mobile Still on Track for Early 2022
Amtrak officials told the Southern Rail Commission they still plan to launch passenger rail service between New Orleans and Mobile in early 2022, even as a long-delayed freight modeling study remains unfinished.
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Port of Mobile Pushes Back as Amtrak Presses Ahead on Passenger Rail Timeline
Amtrak says it will push ahead with restoring Mobile-to-New Orleans passenger service in 2022, but Alabama Port Authority officials warn the move could disrupt freight operations serving nine railroads at the Port of Mobile.
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Cruise Terminal Car Counts Showed Mobile Was Pulling Passengers From Across the South
Car counts from the Alabama Cruise Terminal in downtown Mobile showed nearly 27,000 vehicles in the first 11 months of cruising, with passengers driving in from more than 50 states and Canadian provinces.
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Cold Feet on the Coast: A Mobile Broker’s Conscience Nearly Sinks the Plot
The fourteenth installment of a bygone-Mobile memoir finds the conspirators summoned to a financier’s beach house, an office secured in the Waterman Building, and one man losing his nerve.