Before beads flew in New Orleans, Mardi Gras first started in Mobile, Alabama home of Moon Pies and the true roots of this American celebration.

Tickets are now available for a new twice-daily Amtrak intercity train service starting Aug. 18 between Mobile, Ala., and New Orleans, along the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

It’s been 20 years since Amtrak trains rolled between New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama.

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Starting Aug.18, customers will now have an option to hop on the new Amtrak Mardi Gras Service. This is a new, twice-daily intercity train service traveling between Mobile, Alabama and New Orleans.

The service will feature intercity passenger trains twice-daily between Mobile and New Orleans, with four stops along the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

Beginning Aug.18,2025 riders will now have the opportunity to hop on the new Amtrak Mardi Gras Service. A new, twice-daily intercity train service traveling between Mobile, Alabama and New Orleans.

Local News Amtrak Mardi Gras Service to roll out next month The twice-daily route, branded as the Amtrak Mardi Gras Service, will restore passenger rail service along the Gulf Coast.

When will the Mardi Gras Service route run? The Mardi Gras Service will have twice-daily trains between Mobile and New Orleans. There will be morning and evening departures from both cities.