Amtrak adds extra car to Mardi Gras Service starting Friday

Amtrak Mardi Gras Service will operate with an additional coach car starting Friday and running continuously through the Carnival season.

The bonus car will be added to trains 23 and 26 of the four itineraries between Mobile and New Orleans, according to a news release from Visit Mobile on Thursday. Train 23 departs Mobile to New Orleans daily at 6:30 a.m., and Train 26 departs New Orleans for Mobile daily at 5:31 p.m.

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