Amtrak’s Mardi Gras Gulf Coast Train Blows Past Ridership Goals
Amtrak’s Mardi Gras Gulf Coast train drew 150,000 riders in its first year — nearly four times the projection — as officials weigh a permanent Mobile station.
Amtrak’s Mardi Gras Train Tops 150,000 Riders in First Year, Mobile Stop Still Lacks Cover
Amtrak's Gulf Coast Mardi Gras Service drew 150,000 riders and $5.2 million in revenue in its first year, far surpassing projections, even as Mobile's downtown platform still awaits a permanent…
Minnesota Gay Men’s Chorus to Make First Mobile Stop for Bay Area Inclusion Benefit
The Twin City Gay Men's Chorus, a Minnesota-based ensemble making its first visit to Mobile, will perform at Bishop State Community College in a benefit concert for the local nonprofit…
Amtrak Mardi Gras Train Hits Stuck Trailer at Grand Bay Crossing, Locomotive Partially Derails
An Amtrak Mardi Gras Service train struck a trailer that had become stuck on the tracks in Grand Bay on Sunday morning, leaving the locomotive partially derailed and several crew…
Coast Guard Medevacs Fisherman 180 Miles Off Pensacola in Joint Gulf Rescue
A fisherman suffering a medical emergency nearly 200 miles offshore is recovering after a coordinated Coast Guard rescue in the Gulf of Mexico, one of the long-distance medevacs that the…
Amtrak Rolls Through Mobile on First New Orleans-to-Mobile Training Run
A passenger train rolled through Mobile this week for the first time in years, and Gulf Coast rail advocates are calling it a milestone on the long road to restored…
Mobile Hip-Hop Duo 2 Major Twinz Reflect on 15 Years of Their Mardi Gras Anthem
Twin brothers Wesley and Whitney Grant of 2 Major Twinz look back on 15 years of their staple track "Mardi Gras Song," the local hip-hop scene, and how their music…
Coast Guard Rescues Woman After Sailboat Runs Aground Near Petit Bois Island
PASCAGOULA, Miss. — The Coast Guard rescued a woman Monday night after her sailing vessel ran aground on Petit Bois Island near Pascagoula. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Mobile received…
White House Backs Push to Return Amtrak Service to the Gulf Coast
The Biden administration is formally backing efforts to bring passenger rail back to the Gulf Coast, throwing federal weight behind a long-running campaign to restore Amtrak service between Mobile and…
Amtrak asks federal board to force freight railroads to allow Mobile passenger trains
MOBILE, Alabama — Amtrak is asking a federal board to require two freight railroad companies to let it run passenger trains between New Orleans and Mobile, even as some Mobile…