Gulf Coast visitors can ride Amtrak between Mobile and New Orleans

  • Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser is welcome by the crowd at the Gulfport train station as Amtrak’s Mardi Gras Service makes its inaugural run between New Orleans and Mobile. (Photo credit: Office of the Lieutenant Governor)
    Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser is welcome by the crowd at the Gulfport train station as Amtrak’s Mardi Gras Service makes its inaugural run between New Orleans and Mobile. (Photo credit: Office of the Lieutenant Governor)

    Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser last week joined Amtrak officials and a host of dignitaries for a ribbon cutting to launch a new passenger service, the Amtrak Mardi Gras Service. The twice daily service runs along the Gulf Coast between New Orleans and Mobile, AL with stops in Bay St. Louis, Gulfport, Biloxi and Pascagoula, MS. The route, clocking in at just under four hours, provides a perfect getaway o…