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 ...

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 ...

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Starting this summer, the new state-sponsored Amtrak Mardi Gras Service will offer convenient morning and evening departures from both cities. Both New Orleans and Mobile have a long history of Mardi ...

Amtrak Cascade train. Amtrak is set to launch a new Mardi Gras Service this summer. The service will offer morning and evening departures along the Mississippi Gulf Coast between New Orleans and ...

NEW ORLEANS — Amtrak has officially named its Gulf Coast service—the Amtrak Mardi Gras—and confirmed it will launch this summer. The route will connect New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama ...