Amtrak Tickets Go On Sale

Tickets are now available for new twice-daily Amtrak intercity train service starting August 18 between Mobile and New Orleans, Amtrak announced. The new state-sponsored Amtrak Mardi Gras Service will offer morning and evening departures from both cities. The other stops on the route are Pascagoula, Biloxi, Gulfport and Bay Saint Louis. From New Orleans, passengers may board trains to Chicago via Jackson, Mississippi, and Memphis, with next-day connections in New Orleans to New York via Atlanta and to Los Angeles via Tucson, San Antonio and Houston. “We know this service will have tremendous impact in boosting our local economies, connecting people with jobs and education opportunities, and bolstering our vibrant tourism industry in the coastal cities along the route, and we encourage everyone to start buying tickets for your upcoming travel,” said Southern Rail Commission Chairman Knox Ross.