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==Rail Operators== | ==Rail Operators== | ||
* AMTRAK | * AMTRAK | ||
** [https://www.amtrak.com/crescent-train ''Crescent''] | ** [https://www.amtrak.com/crescent-train ''Crescent''] runs from New York through Atlanta to New Orleans. The southbound train exits Alabama with first station stop in Mississippi at Meridian Union Station. Further stops at Laurel, Hattiesburg and Picayune after which the train enters Louisiana at the bridge over the Pearl River. | ||
** [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mardi_Gras_Service ''Mardi Gras service''] | ** [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mardi_Gras_Service ''Mardi Gras service''] The service consists of two daily round trips between New Orleans, Louisiana, and Mobile, Alabama. Eastbound trains leave Louisiana at the Pearl River bridge between New Orleans and Bay. St. Louis and follow the Gulf Coast through Gulfport, Biloxi and Pascagoula before exiting into Alabama. | ||
==Tourist Lines== | ==Tourist Lines== | ||
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==Recent and Future Changes== | ==Recent and Future Changes== | ||
===Recent Changes=== | ===Recent Changes=== | ||
The ''Mardi Gras Service'' from New Orleans to Mobile, passing though Mississippi began on 18 August 2025. | |||
=== Future Changes=== | === Future Changes=== | ||
Latest revision as of 17:00, 1 October 2025
State Details
See Wikipedia; also see United States for information relating to the country as a whole, and the national operator Amtrak.
Maps
Mississippi is covered by the SPV "North America Railroad Atlas" volume Southern States.
Rail Operators
- AMTRAK
- Crescent runs from New York through Atlanta to New Orleans. The southbound train exits Alabama with first station stop in Mississippi at Meridian Union Station. Further stops at Laurel, Hattiesburg and Picayune after which the train enters Louisiana at the bridge over the Pearl River.
- Mardi Gras service The service consists of two daily round trips between New Orleans, Louisiana, and Mobile, Alabama. Eastbound trains leave Louisiana at the Pearl River bridge between New Orleans and Bay. St. Louis and follow the Gulf Coast through Gulfport, Biloxi and Pascagoula before exiting into Alabama.
Tourist Lines
None
Metro and light rail systems
None
Recent and Future Changes
Recent Changes
The Mardi Gras Service from New Orleans to Mobile, passing though Mississippi began on 18 August 2025.
Future Changes
None
Obscure or Sparse Passenger Services
None known.
