Geneva Ellegant sat outside her Alabama home on a Tuesday morning, remembering her daughter’s witty humor, her gift for painting and her beautiful singing voice. “She was my easy child,” Ellegant said ...

A second line processes the passengers aboard the inaugural Amtrak Mardi Gras Service on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, at Union Passenger Terminal in New Orleans, La. The twice-daily service between New ...

Two decades after Katrina cut off service, I journeyed from the Big Easy along the Gulf Coast. Here’s what changed, and ...

Compared to the behemoth Acela, which hustles hundreds of thousands of riders between Boston, New York City, and Washington ...

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 ...

Orders for the Gulf Coast train-themed collection close on Fat Tuesday with items arriving this spring after Carnival season ...

MOBILE, Ala. ( WALA) - Thousands of visitors arrived in Mobile for the first night of Mardi Gras celebrations, with many ...

Amtrak serves muffulettas, pralines, Zapp's chips and Abita beer on its Gulf Coast trains. Image: Carlie Kollath Wells/Axios Amtrak's new Gulf Coast service is on track to double the company's ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Amtrak’s comeback on the Gulf Coast is seeing early success, with more than 19,000 riders since its launch in August. Fr. Bry Shields to step down as McGill-Toolen president: ...

Happy Wednesday, everyone. It’s Poet again, Gulf Coast reporter with The Times-Picayune, bringing you the latest from around the region. This week, we’re looking at the surge of newcomers and tourists ...