Southern Rail Commissioners hopeful Amtrak service in Mobile could restart by the end year

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Amtrak rail service to New Orleans from Mobile could begin within the next couple of months. Southern Rail Commissioners said at a meeting today, they are hopef

ul service between the two coastal cities can restart by the end of the year. That's only if the ground lease is approved by the mayor and the city council ."Things are moving. They're moving faster than they've ever moved," says David Clarke, the President of Visit Mobile .

"The critical path item for getting the Gulf Coast Service started two daily round trips to New Orleans and Mobile is now the Mobile station site and station track that we need to have in order to start service," says Arun Rao with Amtrak.He says Amtrak has been working with the City of Mobile and Mayor Stimpson on real estate and funding agreements.

He says now it's up to Mayor Stimpson and the city council to determine the next steps for the ground lease and the 3-million-dollar approval for a 3 year operational cost.

New Orleans Mobile Southern Rail Commissioners Ground Lease Mayor Stimpson City Council Operational Cost

 

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