Mardi Gras is coming early in 2026, with a few parades rolling as early as January. Mardi Gras Day or Fat Tuesday is Feb. 17.

Amtrak – the US’s national railway – launched the new service in the Deep South in August 2025 and it has already caught the interest of locals. A shop worker and Uber driver tell me they have never ...

Mobile, in south-west Alabama, has a walkable downtown, with restaurants and bars dotted along Dauphin Street, while Biloxi is known for its casinos and Bay St Louis is the place to go for a party ...

The tragedies have killed three people in Mississippi, where transportation officials say they’re determined to improve crossing safety.

New mask requirements and updated marching club rules seek to protect tradition and help struggling krewes ahead of Carnival ...

According to a new report, Amtrak's newest train route hit the jackpot. Traversing some of the Gulf Coast's most prized cities and lesser-known beach towns, travelers have been embraced by ...

More than 46,000 customers have ridden Amtrak’s Mardi Gras Service trains on the twice-daily round trips across Coastal ...

Surveillance video captured a dramatic crash in Irvington, Alabama, where an Amtrak train hit a pickup truck, narrowly ...

The FRA's Railroad Safety Board has approved a waiver allowing railroads to expand the field testing of automated track ...