Depot Groundbreaking and Amtrak Meeting Signal Progress in Passenger Rail Service

8/4/2022

15 Minutes Photo Gallery

Officials participate in the presentation about the new rail service between New Orleans and Mobile (l-r): BSL Mayor Mike Favre; Nikki Moon; Todd Stennis with Amtrak; Kay Kell with the Southern Rail Commission; Marc Magliari with Amtrak; Knox Ross with the Southern Rail Commission; John Bender with Amtrak; US DOT Deputy Secretary of Transportation Polly Trottenberg; Chris Vignes representing Senator Roger Wicker.

Mayor Mike Favre welcomed federal and state officials for the groundbreaking of the new platform at the Bay St. Louis train station this week, the first of five stations on the Gulf Coast to be upgraded. Following the ceremony, officials held a meeting at the community center to share progress and plans for Amtrak passenger service from New Orleans to Mobile, including BSL. Amtrak, still in arbitration with the freight companies who also use the railway, hopes to begin passenger service in January 2023.

- Photos by Gregg Martel

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Kay Kell of the Southern Rail Commission with Karen West

Knox Ross, chairman of the Southern Rail Commission, and Polly Trottenberg, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Transportation

Bay St. Louis mayor Mayor Mike Favre with Nikki Moon

Polly Trottenberg, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Transportation

Polly Trottenberg, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Transportation, talks to reporters after the presentation.

Marc Magliari, senior public relations manager for Amtrak, talks to reporters.

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