Amtrak announced today that they will make upgrades to rail platforms in coastal cities ahead of the restoration of passenger rail service. Today, Dr. David Handera, Amtrak Vice President of Stations and Accessibility, made the following remarks at the quarterly…
Amtrak is set to make a comeback on the Mississippi Gulf Coast in 2022. With the return of the passenger train that means cities along the area will see a boost in tourism and more money being…
A company official says Amtrak passenger service along the Gulf Coast is on track to return in 2022 and could come in the early part of next year. Amtrak Spokesman Marc Magliari confirmed that timeline. He says…
(WXXV) — Passenger rail restoration efforts along the Gulf Coast received a $5.45 million grant through the Restoration and Enhancement (R&E) Grants Program. The announcement was made Sunday night by U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and…
The long-awaited Amtrak service is one step closer to being back on the Coast. In Mobile, the City Council, by a vote of 6 to 1, approved a letter of support to the transportation department for a federal grant to…
The long-awaited Amtrak service is one step closer to being back on the Gulf Coast after Mobile City Council voted to approve the project Tuesday evening. News 25 Today's Gabby Easterwood shared this live report with the latest news on…
The long-awaited Amtrak service is one step closer to being back on the Coast. In Mobile, the City Council, by a vote of 6 to 1, approved a letter of support to the transportation department for a federal grant to…
MOBILE, Ala. (WXXV) — Following a week-long delay, the Mobile City Council is expected to make a decision today that will determine the fate of a proposed passenger rail service along the Gulf Coast. The council is slated to vote…
Our Coast has been inching closer and making efforts to bring an Amtrak system back that would run through our area connecting Mobile and New Orleans. Yesterday at Mobile’s City Council meeting the vote was pushed yet again. They have…
By Associated Press MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - City leaders in Mobile, Alabama, are preparing to decide a key issue in restoring passenger train service along the northern Gulf Coast. Council members are scheduled to vote Tuesday on whether to commit…
The federal railroad administration is giving the magnolia state $33 million dollars to help improve passenger rail services across the coast.
The project to bring Amtrak back to South Mississippi is back on track. This afternoon, representatives from the Southern Rail Commission told the Biloxi City Council the funds for the project are close to being secured. The near $50 million…
The Southern Rail Commission hosted a press conference this afternoon at the Gulfport Train Depot to announce results from a study analyzing the economic benefits of introducing a passenger rail service to the Mississippi Coast. Southern Rail Commission has been…
Senator Roger Wicker questioned two nominees for the Surface Transportation Board about their commitment to improving on-time passenger rail service in the United States and other rail transport concerns. Wicker’s first question highlighted concerns raised by Amtrak President and CEO…
We are now one step closer to seeing an Amtrak train come back to the Coast. A service which was discontinued before Katrina is once again sparking the interest of Mississippi senators. The new plan legislators are presenting is for…
A high speed Amtrak train has derailed onto an interstate in Pierce County Washington, about 40 miles south of Seattle. These photos shows a section the train dangling from an overpass onto interstate 5. It derailed around 7:40 this morning…
Today Bay St. Louis police officers were stopping drivers in the city, but instead of handing them tickets they were passing out railroad safety cards. As part of Operation Clear Track sponsored by Amtrak, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.,…
Southern Rail Commissioners say we are closer than ever before to restoring an Amtrak passenger service through the gulf coast. It's been a little over a year since Amtrak did a trial run on the tracks from New Orleans to…
Scheduling and safety are being cited as the top two tasks for laying the groundwork for Amtrak’s possible return to the Coast. Officials and local leaders from Hancock, Harrison and Jackson counties gathered to discuss restoring passenger rail services on…
An Amtrak train slams into a car in Mississippi, killing a father and his two children. Amtrak officials say the crash happened around 6 p.m. on Wednesday night in the small town of Flora. Police say the 35-year-old father had…
A series of work sessions along the Gulf Coast to discuss what it will take to bring back Amtrak continues today in Biloxi. The meeting, conducted by the Federal Highway Administration, included about 20 representatives from Amtrak, CSX, the Southern…
Happening today a meeting at Biloxi City Hall to further discuss the possibility of restoring Amtrak service through South Mississippi. After a ten year hiatus South Mississippi leaders are on board for bringing the service back and plan on doing…
Dozens gathered in Bay St. Louis to welcome the Amtrak train to the Magnolia State. Excited residents showed up, lending their support for bringing the train back after its ten year hiatus from the Coast. Those who were there to…
It was a big day for South Mississippi as a passenger rail service rolled through the Coast for the first time since Hurricane Katrina. The train carried Governor Phil Bryant, Amtrak officials, local politicians and News 25’s Kristen Durand all…