Amtrak Adds Extra Coach Car for Mardi Gras Season

Mobile, AL (Newsradio 92.3) -- Amtrak is adding an extra coach car to trains between Mobile and New Orleans for Mardi Gras season. The additional capacity begins today and runs through Monday, February 23rd. The bonus car will be added to trains twenty-three and twenty-six on all four itineraries. Train 23 departs Mobile for New Orleans daily at 6:30 a.m., and train 26 departs New Orleans for Mobile at 5:31 p.m. The Southern Rail Commission requested the extra capacity at a December meeting. Officials say the Mardi Gras Service is earning the highest customer satisfaction ratings of any Amtrak line in the United States. Amtrak says the service is on track to double its original customer estimate since launching in August.