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Amtrak to pay for repairs at train stops along Gulf Coast route
Updated Mar 05, 2021;
Posted Mar 05, 2021
The Excelsior Band plays as Mobile, Ala., residents welcome the Amtrak inspection train as it travels from New Orleans, La., to Bay St. Louis and eventually on to Florida on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016. (file photo)
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Amtrak will pay for the repairs and upgrades needed at the train stops along the Gulf Coast route ahead of returning passenger rail to the line in early 2022.
The announcement, occurring Friday during a Southern Rail Commission meeting, is dependent on Federal Railroad Administration approval and work could be underway in the coming months. The objective, according to Amtrak, is to repair the platforms that have long been in place along the rail route connecting Mobile to New Orleans.