Amtrak Mardi Gras Archives

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August 18, 2025
News

Amtrak Mardi Gras Service: ‘Y’all Aboard!’

This report comes to you from New Orleans where, at this writing, a new Amtrak service started Monday, Aug. 18. Following a celebratory Aug. 16 run, Mardi Gras Service got officially under

July 02, 2025
Intercity

New Mardi Gras Coming to the Gulf Coast

It’s not the traditional season for the famed celebration, but a new Mardi Gras is coming to six cities and towns along the Gulf Coast twice a day, starting August 18. This

April 28, 2025
Intercity

‘Mardi Gras‘ Follows ‘Second Battle of Mobile’

Easter is over, but Mardi Gras is coming to New Orleans, Mobile, and four towns between them on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. This “Mardi Gras” will be an Amtrak train, and it