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Amtrak announces the “Mardi Gras Line” will soon run between NOLA and Mobile
Posted on 4/29/25 at 4:41 pm
Posted on 4/29/25 at 4:41 pm
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Agreements have been reached for new twice-daily Amtrak intercity train service along the Mississippi Gulf Coast between New Orleans and Mobile, Ala. Starting this summer,
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In addition to travel between New Orleans and Mobile, the cities of Bay Saint Louis, Gulfport, Biloxi and Pascagoula will also have same-day connections
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“This summer, travelers seeking a more comfortable, scenic and productive choice than driving will have their first opportunity to ride Amtrak trains in almost 20 years,” Harris added.
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Posted on 4/29/25 at 4:48 pm to 0x15E
These places will become day trips for tourists to escape everything you love about New Orleans.
Posted on 4/29/25 at 4:49 pm to 0x15E
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will offer convenient morning and evening departures from both cities.
Somewhere around Biloxi....................
This post was edited on 4/29/25 at 4:54 pm
Posted on 4/29/25 at 4:51 pm to 0x15E
Sounds like a fricking nightmare. The stops between NOLA and Mobile are the losers in this.
Hope they enjoy the culture.
Hope they enjoy the culture.
This post was edited on 4/29/25 at 4:52 pm
Posted on 4/29/25 at 4:53 pm to 0x15E
I wonder why Florida had nothing to do with this route
Posted on 4/29/25 at 4:54 pm to Northshoretiger87
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These places will become day trips for everything you love about New Orleans to escape the tourists.
FIFY
Posted on 4/29/25 at 4:54 pm to 0x15E
Is it ok to drop a deuce on the seat?
Posted on 4/29/25 at 4:54 pm to 0x15E
I’ll set the O/U for this trip at 5 hours on a good day. Who is this for?
Are there throngs of people traveling to Mobile in the summer than I’m unaware of?
Are there throngs of people traveling to Mobile in the summer than I’m unaware of?
This post was edited on 4/29/25 at 4:55 pm
Posted on 4/29/25 at 4:56 pm to Indefatigable
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I’ll set the O/U for this trip at 5 hours on a good day. Who is this for?
The people who post on Facebook “it’s about the journey, not the destination”
Posted on 4/29/25 at 4:57 pm to Indefatigable
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Are there throngs of people traveling to Mobile in the summer than I’m unaware of?
BSL is about to have a boom.
Posted on 4/29/25 at 5:05 pm to 0x15E
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Amtrak announces the “Mardi Gras Line” will soon run between NOLA and Mobile
Posted on 4/29/25 at 5:07 pm to Beessnax
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I wonder why Florida had nothing to do with this route
From what I’ve been told, Mobile dug in hard at wanting to be the end of the line, at least for now. I think that would be likely to change in the future.
Posted on 4/29/25 at 5:07 pm to 0x15E
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Amtrak announces the “Mardi Gras Line” will soon run between NOLA and Mobile
So which city will this start in so we can end the debate once and for all.
Posted on 4/29/25 at 5:20 pm to LSUFanHouston
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I’ll set the O/U for this trip at 5 hours on a good day. Who is this for?
Eh, if you’re not in a hurry I’d take a 5 hour train ride over a 3 hour car drive. Much more space to move around, go to the restroom, bar and dining car. But I personally hate driving, especially long distances.
Posted on 4/29/25 at 5:23 pm to 0x15E
Added a train route for a 2.5-ish hour drive. Better be cheap AF
Posted on 4/29/25 at 5:40 pm to 0x15E
New York subways are probably safer.
Posted on 4/29/25 at 6:03 pm to HeadCall
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Eh, if you’re not in a hurry I’d take a 5 hour train ride over a 3 hour car drive. Much more space to move around, go to the restroom, bar and dining car. But I personally hate driving, especially long distances.
What do you do when you reach the either end of the route besides a potentially expensive Uber and Lyft?
At least when you fly in to a city is customary in decent sized airports to have rental cars available for transit. So a train will dump in Mobile or New Orleans and you have to huff it or use other transportation to do other things on your trip.
I think will just drive there myself. Not a bad drive. I only have driven it at least between Biloxi and my house around a hundred times. I have ventured into the Mobile area a few times to visit an aunt that lives near Dauphin Island.
Posted on 4/29/25 at 6:07 pm to Indefatigable
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I’ll set the O/U for this trip at 5 hours on a good day. Who is this for?
So longer than a car ride, with none of the creature comforts, and surrounded by the creatures?
Boy howdy, what a deal!
Posted on 4/29/25 at 6:14 pm to Tarps99
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What do you do when you reach the either end of the route besides a potentially expensive Uber and Lyft?
At least when you fly in to a city is customary in decent sized airports to have rental cars available for transit. So a train will dump in Mobile or New Orleans and you have to huff it or use other transportation to do other things on your trip.
It’s a train station. The one in New Orleans is close by the Superdome with walking access to the streetcar line. I’m sure Uber and Lyft drivers are familiar with the location.
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you have to huff it or use other transportation to do other things on your trip.
It’s “customary” to use other modes of transportation when you get off the plane as well, yes.
This post was edited on 4/29/25 at 6:17 pm
Posted on 4/29/25 at 6:17 pm to 0x15E
Nola to mobile? Who wants to do that? 
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