On 18 August, Amtrak launched its Mardi Gras Service, reconnecting New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama along the Gulf Coast.

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Passenger rail service along the Gulf Coast was among the many casualties of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. At long last, it is back.