amtrak

The Southern Rail Commission met September 8th to discuss passenger rail service between New Orleans and Mobile, New Orleans and Baton Rouge, and an I-20 route across north Louisiana.

The route along the northern Gulf Coast has been closed since 2005's Hurricane Katrina.

Cruises from U.S. ports have been suspended through September 15th, Amtrak train services across the nation will see cutbacks beginning in October.