An Amtrak official disclosed that a pending settlement ending a legal proceeding before the U.S. Surface Transportation Board will enable a 2023 start of Amtrak service connecting New Orleans to Mobile with four stops along the Mississippi Gulf Coast:
The unknowns remain because they are wrapped up in a confidentiality agreement that prohibits the parties from disclosing much about the settlement.
“Unfortunately, we all signed agreements and I know this is frustrating,” said Knox Ross, chairman of the Southern Rail Commission which held its quarterly meeting in downtown Mobile. The SRC, in conjunction with Amtrak, is spearheading the operations of the Gulf Coast service and has long championed the project. “We’re going to have two round trips during the day. It’s something Mobile has not seen in 50 years.
Amtrak, the freight operators along the Gulf Coast – CSX and Norfolk Southern -- and the Alabama State Port Authority are the parties involved in the case before the STB. A representative with the Port Authority was at Friday’s SRC meeting. The SRC is a pro-rail group consisting of members in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.
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