Blaring locomotive horns announce the presence of four new passenger trains every day at most of the 170 grade crossings on the 144 miles between New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal and a temporary ...

For the first time in 20 years, travelers can hop on a train along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Amtrak's new Mardi Gras Service officially launches Monday, Aug. 18, offering morning and evening ...

America isn't really known for its train travel, but it turns out the U.S. does play host to some incredibly scenic ...

People stopped to watch as we swiftly zoomed along. Some at the patio bars in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, waved gleefully, as did the guys on fishing boats angling by the bridge. Maybe this is what it ...

Among the first speakers was the mayor. On the stage at the Union Passenger Station Terminal Aug. 16 were various dignitaries who had come to celebrate the inaugural run of the Mardi Gras Service, a ...

Dozens of birds fly over the still bayou as the train rushes past, leaving nothing but blue skies over the marshland. In no time this serene scene is replaced by bustling cityscape as I arrive in New ...