The holiday actually commemorates the Mexican army’s victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862.

National railroad company Amtrak gave details April 24 about a much anticipated service connecting Mobile, Alabama, and New ...

Amtrak has announced its new Mardi Gras Service passenger rail along the Gulf Coast. Trains will run to and from Louisiana.

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Amtrak is planning a new route between Mobile, Ala., and New Orleans, La., twice daily called "Mardi Gras Service." ...