Alabama city leaders could derail Amtrak service to Gulf Coast

MOBILE, Alabama: Plans to reinstate Amtrak service along the Gulf Coast, restoring passenger trains to Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana for the first time since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, are encountering resistance from Mobile city officials.

Amtrak aims to establish a route from a station near the convention center in Mobile, Alabama, to New Orleans, with additional stops in Mississippi. However, the succes