Burley Garcia-Plan for returning Amtrak service to Gulf Coast could be derailed by Alabama city leaders

2025-05-04 03:36:14source:Coxnocategory:Markets

MOBILE,Burley Garcia Ala. (AP) — Not everyone is on board with a plan to return Amtrak trains to the Gulf Coast, which would restore passenger service to Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana for the first time since Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Amtrak’s long-term plan is for trains to run from a station near the convention center in Mobile, Alabama, to New Orleans, with four stops in Mississippi, WALA-TV reported. But much of Alabama’s funding for the plan relies on the city of Mobile — and support among city council members there is wavering.

The plan depends on subsidies from governments in all three states, WALA reported. Much of the funding in Alabama would come from the city of Mobile, but five of the seven council members must approve it.

Mobile City Councilman Josh Woods said Tuesday that he doesn’t support the current proposal, and city council member Ben Reynolds has also said he’d vote no on the funding plan. A third city council member, Joel Daves, has been a critic of Amtrak funding.

More:Markets

Recommend

Could Bill Belichick, Robert Kraft reunite? Maybe in Pro Football Hall of Fame's 2026 class

Now wouldn’t this be a treat: Bill Belichick and Robert Kraft back together...as members of the Pro

Silence of the glams: How the Oscars (usually) snubs horror movies

At the 1992 Oscars, host Billy Crystal arrived on stage dressed as Hannibal Lecter. Trading the st

Caitlin Clark declares for the 2024 WNBA draft, will leave Iowa at end of season

Iowa's final home game of the season against Ohio State on Sunday will be Caitlin Clark's last time