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Gulf Coast regional officials have been advocating for restoration of daily train service between New Orleans and Florida since 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hampton |first=Paul |date=July 19, 2017 |title=Gulf Coast leaders push to restore passenger train service with two New Orleans routes |url=https://www.nola.com/article_f4550234-634b-5a1e-a2d1-b492c42ca2d5.html |access-date=2022-01-05 |newspaper=[[The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=February 6, 2016 |title=Amtrak, officials taking tour for potential New Orleans to Orlando rail service |url=https://www.nola.com/article_1f66e309-c227-51fe-b77a-c97f788e9725.html |access-date=June 17, 2022 |newspaper=The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate |language=en}}</ref> |
Gulf Coast regional officials have been advocating for restoration of daily train service between New Orleans and Florida since 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hampton |first=Paul |date=July 19, 2017 |title=Gulf Coast leaders push to restore passenger train service with two New Orleans routes |url=https://www.nola.com/article_f4550234-634b-5a1e-a2d1-b492c42ca2d5.html |access-date=2022-01-05 |newspaper=[[The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=February 6, 2016 |title=Amtrak, officials taking tour for potential New Orleans to Orlando rail service |url=https://www.nola.com/article_1f66e309-c227-51fe-b77a-c97f788e9725.html |access-date=June 17, 2022 |newspaper=The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate |language=en}}</ref> |
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In February 2021, it was announced that passenger rail service would return to the Gulf Coast with a [[Mardi Gras Service|new Amtrak route]] (later named the ''Mardi Gras Service'') between New Orleans and {{amtk|Mobile}}. Stops include Bay St. Louis, Gulfport, Biloxi, and Pascagoula.<ref>{{cite news |date=February 25, 2021 |title=Amtrak set to return to Gulf Coast in 2022 with 4 stops in South Mississippi |url=https://www.wlox.com/2021/02/25/amtrak-set-return-gulf-coast-with-stops-south-mississippi/ |access-date=2022-01-05 |website=[[WLOX]] News |language=en}}</ref> Service is expected to begin in June 2025.<ref>{{cite news |last1=staff |title=Amtrak now expected to begin Gulf Coast passenger rail service in June |url= https://www.wlox.com/2025/01/16/amtrak-now-expected-begin-gulf-coast-passenger-rail-service-june |access-date=January 16, 2025 |work=www.wlox.com |agency=WLOX 13 |publisher=WLOX}}</ref> |
In February 2021, it was announced that passenger rail service would return to the Gulf Coast with a [[Mardi Gras Service|new Amtrak route]] (later named the ''Mardi Gras Service'') between New Orleans and {{amtk|Mobile}}. Stops include Bay St. Louis, Gulfport, Biloxi, and Pascagoula.<ref>{{cite news |date=February 25, 2021 |title=Amtrak set to return to Gulf Coast in 2022 with 4 stops in South Mississippi |url=https://www.wlox.com/2021/02/25/amtrak-set-return-gulf-coast-with-stops-south-mississippi/ |access-date=2022-01-05 |website=[[WLOX]] News |language=en}}</ref> Service is expected to begin on August 18, 2025.<ref name="restoration">{{cite press release|url=https://media.amtrak.com/2025/04/introducing-amtrak-mardi-gras-service-twice-daily-between-new-orleans-and-mobile-via-coastal-mississippi/|title=Introducing Amtrak Mardi Gras Service twice daily between New Orleans and Mobile via Coastal Mississippi|work=[[Amtrak]]|author=Magliari, Marc|date=April 24, 2025|access-date=April 25, 2025|location=[[Washington D.C.]]}}</ref> |
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