There are 4 article(s) tagged City of New Orleans:

• April 2021

  • Infrastructure plan could mean more passenger rail service in Memphis

    President Joe Biden’s proposed infrastructure plan could result in more passenger trains serving Memphis, but many obstacles would have to be overcome before that might happen.

    By Blake Fontenay April 02, 2021

• March 2021

  • Amtrak restoring daily service to Memphis passenger train route

    Thanks to funding from the COVID-19 relief bill, Amtrak is restoring daily service for 12 of its long distance routes. One of these is the City of New Orleans route, which travels between New Orleans and Chicago with stops in Memphis.

    By Blake Fontenay March 14, 2021

• June 2020

  • Amtrak brakes for COVID-19 on City of New Orleans line

    Amtrak says it will reduce service on City of New Orleans to three times a week starting Oct. 1 because of COVID-19, but daily service could resume next summer. 

    By Wayne Risher June 25, 2020

• August 2019

  • Amtrak’s back after months of track closures between Memphis, NOLA

    Amtrak is offering a two-for-one fare sale between Memphis and New Orleans to mark the end of service disruptions that began in May.

    By Wayne Risher August 20, 2019