Daily service returning to 12 Amtrak routes!
March 10, 2020 - The Alabama Rail Passengers Association is pleased to learn that 12 long-distance Amtrak routes are returning to daily service in the Summer of 2021.
The Crescent, Amtrak's only train to serve Alabama directly, is included in the restoration plan funded by Congress as part of the most recent COVID-19 relief funding.
The 12 long-distance routes had been reduced to tri-weekly service in October 2020 due to sharply reduced travel demand and the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ridership on all Amtrak routes began a slow and steady recovery during the Thanksgiving and Christmas/New Year's holiday period. Hopeful results from the COVID-19 vaccine and an economic recovery are both helping to restore confidence and demand in the travel sector.
The return to daily service brings 1,200 furloughed Amtrak employees back to work and makes our national rail passenger system more accessible to over 500 cities, including Anniston, Birmingham, and Tuscaloosa.
The Crescent route, train numbers 19 & 20, will increase from the current tri-weekly schedule to a daily schedule on June 7, 2021.
Click here to read the official press release from Amtrak.
All Aboard for the Gulf Coast! Mobile-New Orleans service coming in 2022!
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With a final vote of support from the Mobile City Council, Amtrak officials are planing to re-introduce passenger rail service on the Mobile-New Orleans Gulf Coast corridor in 2022!
Alabama rail passengers applaud the extraordinary work of the Southern Rail Commission and the support from residents and elected officials in the greater Mobile area. As rail passengers and rail advocates, we have work to do at the grassroots level to ensure the success of the new service and to make every dollar count! We will keep everyone informed on plans and progress as we look toward a new era of mobility and travel convenience in the Gulf Coast region! Visit this website often. If you have Facebook, click here to Like/Follow the RPA Southern Region page. If you have email, click here to sign up for our e-mail newsletter. |
Read more about Amtrak's new Gulf Coast Service for the Year 2022:
Article at AL.com Article at The Washington Times Article at US News |
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