Amtrak confirmed Thursday that the morning train rides for Aug. 18 sold out just one day after the announcement was made.

A daily train connecting New Orleans and Baton Rouge is at least two to four years away, says John Spain, vice chair of the ...

Editorial: We are happy to see the return of passenger rail to the Gulf Coast, and we hope for it's success. Here's why.

Amtrak’s “Summer Train-Tacular” spoof ad has generated hundreds of thousands of views across the company’s social media pages ...

Following the delivery of dome cars constructed for the Union Pacific and Wabash for the City of St. Louis in 1958, U.S.

Amtrak’s new “Mardi Gras” service will depart New Orleans heading east–and depart Mobile heading west– twice a day. The trains will stop along the way in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, Gulfport, ...

Frank Scurlock, a local businessman, announced his candidacy for New Orleans mayor July 7. Scurlock ran unsuccessfully for ...

New Orleans & Co. has curated a cool lineup of diverse summer events, conventions, and cultural celebrations taking place ...

This week we mark the 125th anniversary of the birth of New Orleans clarinetist and bandleader George Lewis, “among the most ...

Chelsea Brasted (pictured) and Carlie Kollath Wells toured the new Amtrak train this month in New Orleans. These are the coach seats. Image: Carlie Kollath Wells/Axios Amtrak trains will start rolling ...

Twenty-seven cars of a Grenada Railroad train derailed Sunday (July 6, 2025) in Sardis, Miss., the third significant ...