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Mardi Gras Service
The ''Mardi Gras Service'' is a planned passenger train service to be operated by Amtrak along the Gulf Coast of the United States. The service will consist of two daily round trips between New Orleans, Louisiana, and Mobile, Alabama, with stops in Bay St. Louis, Gulfport, Biloxi, and Pascagoula, Mississippi. The train will have a scheduled transfer with the ''City of New Orleans''. Service is expected to begin on August 18, 2025. The ''Mardi Gras Service'' follows the same route as the '' Gulf Coast Limited'', a daily train operated by Amtrak in 1984–1985, and again in 1996–1997. The corridor was also served by the long-distance ''Sunset Limited'' from 1993 to 2005. Route The ''Mardi Gras Service'' is planned to operate over a route from New Orleans to Mobile, hugging the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. The majority of this route is owned by CSX Transportation ( NO&M Subdivision), save a few miles around the New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal and East City Junction, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inter-city Rail
Inter-city rail services are Express train, express trains that run services that connect cities over longer distances than Commuter rail, commuter or Regional rail, regional trains. They include rail services that are neither short-distance commuter rail trains within one city area nor slow regional rail trains stopping at all stations and covering local journeys only. An inter-city train is typically an express train with limited stops and comfortable carriages to serve long-distance travel. Inter-city rail sometimes provides international services. This is most prevalent in Europe because of the proximity of its 50 countries to a 10,180,000-square-kilometre (3,930,000-square-mile) area. Eurostar and EuroCity are examples. In many European countries, the word InterCity or Inter-City is an official brand name for a network of regular-interval and relatively long-distance train services that meet certain criteria of speed and comfort. That use of the term appeared in the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal (NOUPT) is an intermodal passenger transport, intermodal facility in New Orleans, Louisiana, US. Located at 1001 Loyola Avenue, it is served by Amtrak, Greyhound Lines, Megabus (North America), Megabus, and New Orleans Regional Transit Authority, NORTA with direct connections to the Rampart–Loyola Streetcar Line. The station is the major southern terminus hub for Amtrak, serving three long-distance Amtrak routes, long-distance trains, the ''City of New Orleans (train), City of New Orleans,'' the ''Crescent (Amtrak), Crescent,'' and the ''Sunset Limited.'' Between 1993 and the strike of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the Sunset Limited continued east to Florida. Since the hurricane, New Orleans has been the eastern terminus of the route, although in 2016 Amtrak did propose bringing back service east of New Orleans. Amtrak operates a coach and engine yard near the Terminal station, terminal. History Union Passenger Terminal was built just ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisiana
Louisiana ( ; ; ) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east. Of the 50 U.S. states, it ranks 31st in area and 25th in population, with roughly 4.6 million residents. Reflecting its French heritage, Louisiana is the only U.S. state with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are equivalent to counties, making it one of only two U.S. states not subdivided into counties (the other being Alaska and its boroughs). Baton Rouge is the state's capital, and New Orleans, a French Louisiana region, is its most populous city with a population of about 363,000 people. Louisiana has a coastline with the Gulf of Mexico to the south; a large part of its eastern boundary is demarcated by the Mississippi River. Much of Louisiana's lands were formed from sediment washed down the Mississippi River, leaving enormous deltas and vast areas of coastal marsh a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulfport Station
Gulfport station is a closed Amtrak intercity train station in Gulfport, Mississippi, United States. Gulfport is a former union station that served the Louisville and Nashville Railroad and Gulf and Ship Island Railroad (which was succeeded by the Illinois Central Railroad). Former Louisville & Nashville services which utilized their station included the '' Gulf Wind'' (New Orleans–Jacksonville), '' Pan-American'' (New Orleans–Cincinnati) and '' Humming Bird'' (New Orleans–Cincinnati), as well as an additional unnamed day train (New Orleans–Jacksonville). The Louisville & Nashville also operated the southern leg of the ''Crescent'' and ''Piedmont Limited'' through the station under contract to the Southern Railway). Amtrak service began with the '' Gulf Coast Limited'', which operated between 1984 and 1985 and called at the station. The stop was reactivated on March 31, 1993 in service on the ''Sunset Limited''. In 1986, the depot was designated a Mississippi La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greyhound Lines
Greyhound Lines, Inc. is an American operator of Intercity bus service, intercity bus services. Greyhound operates the largest intercity bus network in the United States, and also operates charter and Amtrak Thruway services, as well as intercity buses Greyhound Mexico, in Mexico. Based in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, Greyhound is a subsidiary of , owner of FlixBus. Greyhound operates 1,700 Coach (bus), coaches produced mainly by Motor Coach Industries and Prevost Car, Prevost serving 230 stations and 1,700 destinations. The company's first route began in Hibbing, Minnesota, in 1914 and the company adopted the ''Greyhound'' name in 1929. History 1914–1930: early years In 1914, Eric Wickman, a 27-year-old Swedish immigrant, was laid off from his job as a drill operator at a mine in Alice, Minnesota. He became a Hupmobile salesman in Hibbing, Minnesota, and, when he could not sell the first seven-passenger Hupmobile that he received, he began using it along with fellow Swedish i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coast Transit Authority
The Coast Transit Authority is the primary provider of mass transportation in the Gulfport–Biloxi metropolitan area. Service was founded in 1974, after the Mississippi State Legislature passed a bill authorizing the creation of public transit for the region; the area's previous private bus operator, Municipal Transit Lines, had been devastated by Hurricane Camille, and the area was left with no public transportation for a 3-year period after the disaster. Originally known as the Mississippi Coast Transit Authority, the agency changed its name to Coast Area Transit in 1985, before arriving on its current moniker in 1992. The agency operates nine regular routes over a three county area. Five park and ride lots are operated by the bureau to increase commuter ridership. The most travelled of these routes, The Beachcomber, uses replica trolleys instead of standard buses. In addition, the Casino Hopper shuttle connects gambling facilities on the Biloxi waterfront. Routes *4 D’Iberv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biloxi Station
Biloxi station is a closed and unstaffed Amtrak intercity train station in Biloxi, Mississippi. There is no station building; there is only a covered platform. The station is across the street from the Biloxi Transit Center, which serves Coast Transit Authority and Greyhound buses. Amtrak service to Biloxi began with the ''Gulf Coast Limited'', which operated between 1984 and 1985. The stop was reactivated on March 31, 1993 in service on the ''Sunset Limited''. Damage to the rail line resulting from Hurricane Katrina in 2005 caused Amtrak to suspend service east of New Orleans, including at Biloxi. Service will return to Biloxi with the establishment of the ''Mardi Gras Service'' between New Orleans, Louisiana and Mobile, Alabama on August 18, 2025. Prior station Into the late 1960s, at another Biloxi station, the Louisville & Nashville operated the daily trains, ''Gulf Wind'' (New Orleans–Jacksonville), ''Pan-American'' (New Orleans–Cincinnati) and ''Humming Bir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pascagoula Station
Pascagoula station is a closed intercity train station in Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States. It originally the served the Louisville and Nashville Railroad but was most recently a stop for Amtrak. The station is on the National Register of Historic Places as the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Depot, and was designated a Mississippi Landmark by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. In addition, the station serves as an art gallery owned by the Singing River Art Association. Service will return to Pascagoula with the establishment of the ''Mardi Gras Service'' between New Orleans, Louisiana and Mobile, Alabama on August 18, 2025. History The station building was constructed in 1904. L&N added enlarged the waiting room in 1918 as well as enlarged and altered some of the rooms. Former Louisville & Nashville services which utilized their station included the ''Crescent'' (New Orleans–New York), ''Pan-American'' (New Orleans–Cincinnati) and ''Humming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mississippi
Mississippi ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Louisiana to the southwest, and Arkansas to the northwest. Mississippi's western boundary is largely defined by the Mississippi River, or its historical course. Mississippi is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 32nd largest by area and List of U.S. states by population, 35th-most populous of the 50 U.S. states and has the lowest per-capita income. Jackson, Mississippi, Jackson is both the state's List of capitals in the United States, capital and largest city. Jackson metropolitan area, Mississippi, Greater Jackson is the state's most populous Metropolitan statistical area, metropolitan area, with a population of 591,978 2020 United States census, in 2020. Other major cities include Gulfport, Mississippi, Gulfport, Southaven, Mississippi, South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mobile Station (Amtrak)
A mobile station (MS) comprises all user equipment and software needed for communication with a mobile network. The term refers to the global system connected to the mobile network, i.e. a mobile phone or mobile computer connected using a mobile broadband adapter. This is the terminology of 2G systems like GSM. In 3G systems, a mobile station (MS) is now referred to as user equipment (UE). In GSM, a mobile station consists of four main components: *Mobile termination (MT) - offers common functions such as: radio transmission and handover, speech encoding and decoding, error detection and correction, signalling and access to the SIM. The IMEI code is attached to the MT. It is equivalent to the network termination of an ISDN access. *Terminal equipment (TE) - is any device connected to the MS offering services to the user. It does not contain any functions specific to GSM. * Terminal adapter (TA) - provides access to the MT as if it were an ISDN network termination with extende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alabama
Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 30th largest by area, and the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 24th-most populous of the List of states and territories of the United States, 50 U.S. states. Alabama is nicknamed the ''Northern flicker, Yellowhammer State'', after the List of U.S. state birds, state bird. Alabama is also known as the "Heart of Dixie" and the "Cotton State". The state has diverse geography, with the north dominated by the mountainous Tennessee Valley and the south by Mobile Bay, a historically significant port. Alabama's capital is Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery, and its largest city by population and area is Huntsville, Ala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surface Transportation Board
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) of the United States is an independent federal agency that serves as an adjudicatory board. The board was created in 1996 following the abolition of the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) and absorbed regulatory powers relevant to the railroad industry previously under the ICC's purview.ICC rides into the sunset ''Trains (magazine), Trains'' April 1996 page 18 The STB has broad economic Regulation, regulatory oversight of railroads in the United States, including matters related to the construction, Mergers and acquisitions, acquisition, abandonment of rail lines, railbanking, carrier mergers, and interchange of traffic between carriers and some passenger rail matters. The board also has jurisdiction over the "intercity bus industry, non-energy pipelines, household goods carriers’ tariffs, and rate regulation of non-contiguous domestic water transportation". The board comprises five members nominated by the President, each subject to Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
