In an effort to inspire progress on the long-proposed Baton Rouge-New Orleans passenger rail, several entities this afternoon touted new poll results showing widespread support for the $262 million project.Poll shows wide support for Baton Rouge to New Orleans passenger rail

A new poll commissioned by business interests from Baton Rouge and New Orleans suggests there's widespread support for funding and using a passenger rail service connecting the two cities.

The plan for a long-awaited passenger rail service between New Orleans and Mobile -- with a stop in Bay St. Louis -- is on track and could be ready to go in as little as two years, officials said this week.Passenger rail stop in Bay is on track

The wheels are turning on a plan to bring a passenger rail stop to Ascension Parish.

Commuters and visitors of the Baton Rouge area can attest to the fact that I-10 is becoming an increasingly congested area as it continues to grow.

A passenger train traveling between Baton Rouge and New Orleans would be a convenient, hassle-free and low-cost way to connect workers with jobs, tourists with destinations and airports and sports fans with Tiger Stadium and the Mercedez-Benz Superdome, supporters say.

The state of Alabama may not be contributing money for Amtrak service through Mobile, but the city wants to be prepared.

City officials are constantly seeking an edge when it comes to business recruitment, tourism and quality of life. Sometimes those solutions come in the form of new or improved transportation alternatives.

The deadline is nearing for Alabama to get on board an initiative to restart Amtrak passenger train service along the northern Gulf Coast.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey's decision whether to commit state finances to restarting Amtrak services to Mobile is "extremely important" to ongoing statewide efforts for restoring passenger rail elsewhere, rail advocates say.