The open-air "Mardi Gras" party, which has attracted thousands of revellers to the historic Grassmarket, will not be going ahead this summer. It has usually been the first major event of the ...

Easter is over, but Mardi Gras is coming to New Orleans ... That extension ended when Hurricane Katrina roared through New Orleans and the Gulf Coast in 2005. When other Amtrak trains serving New ...

While the two cities may argue about their role in the origins of Mardi Gras—one may be the original while the other is arguably bigger and more famous—Mobile and New Orleans both celebrate ...

Passengers looking to enjoy festivities in New Orleans and Mobile this summer will soon be offered a ride on Amtrak’s new intercity train service, the Amtrak Mardi Gras Service. The new service, which ...

(Staff photo by Ian McNulty, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) And along the way there’s great shrimp ceviche, a deeply flavorful mole tamale and a killer frozen paloma cocktail. Dana Honn and ...

twice daily called "Mardi Gras Service." The 143-mile trip links ... when the Sunset Limited to Florida was suspended as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Amtrak also operated the Gulf Coast Limited ...

Amtrak’s new route, the Mardi Gras Service, is launching in New Orleans this summer, bringing train travel back to the scenic Gulf Coast for the first time in nearly 20 years. The twice-daily ...

Amtrak’s new route, the Mardi Gras Service, is launching in New Orleans this summer, bringing train travel back to the scenic Gulf Coast for the first time in nearly 20 years. The twice-daily service ...

Starting in summer 2025, the new state-sponsored Amtrak Mardi Gras Service will offer train travelers morning and evening departures from both cities along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Both New Orleans ...

AMTRAK SAYS IT'S ADDING A NEW ROUTE THAT WILL CONNECT THE GULF COAST TO NEW ORLEANS AND MOBILE, ALABAMA. THE NEW TWICE-DAILY, MARDI GRAS SERVICE WILL OFFER MORNING AND EVENING DEPARTURES FROM BOTH ...