South Mississippi (WXXV)- Amtrak is ready to roll. After millions of dollars being invested and several delays, tickets are now available for the twice-daily Amtrak Mardi Gras Service…
Mississippi Gulf Coast (WXXV)- Tomorrow, July 1, at a series of news events across the route, Amtrak will announce the start date for full service by Amtrak Mardi Gras Service intercity passenger trains twice-daily between New Orleans and Mobile. With…
MOBILE, Ala. (WXXV) - ”She was red on the bottom, black on the top and then white…she was beautiful, absolutely beautiful,” says Weed. For the…
The S.S. United States has arrived in Mobile after leaving port in Philadelphia on February 19th for its final voyage to the Gulf Coast. It was once considered the…
The City of Mobile is introducing their Mardi Gras ship this year. The USS McFaul will serve in this honor. The welcome ceremony takes place on February 28th…
Mobile, AL is the place to be this week as senior college football players look to make a name for themselves, or even solidify their draft stock,…
Bellingrath Gardens outside of Mobile celebrating their 29th Annual Magical Christmas Lights. The venue opens for visitors to take a stroll through a wonderland of lights. Marketing director…
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is in Mobile today to take part in a groundbreaking for the Amtrak layover track and platform in Mobile. Buttigieg posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, that he would take part in the groundbreaking that…
Amtrak passenger rail service will soon resume on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The Mobile City Council voted this morning to approve three resolutions that will enable the Mobile…
The Mobile City Council passed three resolutions Tuesday that would bring passenger rail service back to the Gulf Coast. The city, the Port of Mobile and Amtrak reached an agreement on July 24 that would provide for funding and the…
A major vote to determine the future of Amtrak service here on the Gulf Coast is taking place in Mobile Tuesday. That Mobile City Council meeting starts at…
"I think the Gulf Coast is going to significantly benefit by having easy access from New Orleans and Mobile to Bay St. Louis, Gulfport, Biloxi, Ocean Springs... they're all going to…
The Mobile City Council will vote Tuesday on resolutions that should help restore passenger service to the Gulf Coast. On July 25, Mobile announced an agreement had been reached between the city, the state and the Port of Mobile that…
The Rail Passengers Association said Wednesday that an agreement has been reached that will bring passenger rail service back to the Gulf Coast. Amtrak, the City of Mobile and the Port of Mobile reached an agreement that will restore the…
The drive to bring Amtrak to Mobile is in serious jeopardy. The plan needs five votes on the city council, and right now those votes aren't there. Mayor Sandy Stimpson's administration is close to finalizing a lease that would allow…
The city of Mobile still has work to do before work can begin to build a platform for Amtrak passenger service in that city. Southern Rail Commissioners heard an update during their quarterly meeting that was held in Mobile on…
A Gautier woman is charged with shoplifting in Mobile -- but it's not the first time she's been in trouble in Mobile. 21-year-old Tyazia Gibson was arrested Wednesday after police say she was caught shoplifting at the Belk department store…
According to reports from WALA in Mobile, in a filing with Mobile’s Board of Zoning Adjustment, Amtrak is laying out new details for the planned passenger train service…
A step forward tonight which could signal the return of Amtrak to Mobile. NBC 15 has obtained the preliminary design for the proposed Amtrak platform. The renderings show a 162…
By KIM CHANDLER Two more in vitro fertilization providers in Alabama have paused parts of their treatment after the state Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are legally considered children. Alabama Fertility Services said in a statement Thursday that has…
A letter to the mayor of Biloxi from the mayor of Mobile, Alabama claims the city is sending homeless people to the Port City. According…
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — The largest city in coastal Alabama claims police from a nearby Mississippi city are dropping off homeless people, sometimes after coercing them to go. But Biloxi Mayor Andrew “FoFo” Gilich denies any wrongdoing, saying Biloxi is…
The Coast Guard rescued eight people Saturday from an overturned vessel near Horn Island off the coast of Mississippi. At 9:52 a.m. Coast Guard Station Pascagoula received an emergency relay from…
Amtrak service from New Orleans to Mobile, with stops on the Mississippi Coast, is expected to begin in 2024. While there is no specific date as yet,…