The Gulf Coast route has seen 6,700 riders in just 15 days, with trains selling out on game weekends as fans travel to the nearby Superdome.| al
Freight companies, port authorities and local politics created a perfect storm of opposition that took years of negotiation and $178 million in federal funding to resolve.| al
The passenger rail service between New Orleans and Mobile made its inaugural run Saturday, featuring jazz bands, beads and MoonPies at stations along the route before public service begins Monday.| al