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The Southern Rail Commission met September 8th to discuss passenger rail service between New Orleans and Mobile, New Orleans and Baton Rouge, and an I-20 route across north Louisiana.

Based on new information we now have a better idea when passenger rail service from Louisiana eastward to Mississippi and Alabama might actually begin.

There has been major progress in connecting Louisiana to the beaches of Alabama, Florida, and beyond via passenger rail service. Here's when it might actually happen.

Finally a trip to the beach without the bottlenecks in Baton Rouge and the tunnel in Mobile.

While details are developing, initial reports say that there are injuries as a result of the incident.

The route along the northern Gulf Coast has been closed since 2005's Hurricane Katrina.

Cruises from U.S. ports have been suspended through September 15th, Amtrak train services across the nation will see cutbacks beginning in October.

The tragic incident underscores the dangers of wearing earbuds in potentially dangerous surroundings.

An Amtrak passenger train came to a screaching halt moments ago as it collided with a flatbed reailer in Lafayette. KPEL listeners reported the crash that occurred around 1 p.m. near the SE Evangeline Thruway frontage road across from the Lafayette Regional Airport...

A short-term bucket list item for me now will be to take the Sunset Limited from Lafayette to New Orleans. I'm curious to see what sights are on the route!

KATC is reporting an Amtrak train has struck a vehicle on the tracks near Pinhook in Lafayette.

Could train travel be making a triumphant return to Louisiana? Studies are underway to get the answers on routes between New Orleans and Baton Rouge and Shreveport and Vicksburg MS.

Amtrak's Sunset Limited included a leg to Orlando until Hurricane Katrina struck in August 2005.

A 59-year-old Lafayette man is in critical condition after getting hit by an Amtrak train around noon Monday.