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
Beyond the French Quarter, train passengers can easily visit the National WWII Museum, Titanic exhibit, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, and sports venues from Union Passenger Terminal.| 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
