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See inside the new Amtrak train that will take you from New Orleans to the Gulf Coast
Amtrak unveiled the opening date during a multi-state press conference Tuesday. The Mardi Gras service will include stops in Bay St. Louis, Gulfport, Biloxi and Pascagoula, with final destinations in New Orleans and Mobile. Amtrak also showed the train cabins for guests, which include free wi-fi, refreshments for purchase and no middle seat.
Amtrak Rolls Out New Orleans to Alabama “Mardi Gras” Train
The service, dubbed the Mardi Gras Service, launches on August 18. “Passengers will be able to make same-day connections to Amtrak’s City of New Orleans line to Chicago and next-day transfers to the Crescent line to New York and the Sunset Limited to Los Angeles.”
It's been 20 years since Amtrak trains rolled between New Orleans and Mobile, AL. In August, the trains will return.
Are you excited to take the train from Nola through the Mississippi Coast? Here's everything you need to know.
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