The end of an era: Holiday Express retires; CPKC Holiday Train not visiting SWLA this year

A longtime Southwest Louisiana Christmas tradition is not returning this year after the beloved Holiday Express train was retired.
WDSU

New Orleans Police Department investigating after person struck, killed by train

BUT WE BEGIN WITH THAT BREAKING NEWS. WE KNOW THAT ONE PERSON IS DEAD, DISCOVERED NEAR THE AMTRAK TRAIN TRACKS THIS MORNING IN NEW ORLEANS. THE BODY WAS DISCOVERED JUST AFTER 9:00 ALONG THE NORMAN C ...
WWLTV

'They were young, full of life': Amtrak train crash kills couple in Pass Christian

PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss — A young Mississippi couple was killed when an Amtrak passenger train traveling from New Orleans struck their vehicle at a railroad crossing in Pass Christian. The deadly crash ...
al.com

Mobile to New Orleans train service: What delayed Amtrak for two decades?

Minutes before the Amtrak Mardi Gras Service was scheduled to depart Mobile at 6:30 a.m. Monday, a CSX freight train rolled up alongside the passenger train and stopped. It was followed shortly by ...
The Clarion-Ledger

Ready to ride new Amtrak Mardi Gras train from New Orleans to Mobile? See details

Amtrak's Mardi Gras service, running twice daily between New Orleans and Mobile, was inaugurated with Mardi Gras-themed celebrations at each stop. The service, restored after a 20-year hiatus ...