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Southern Rail Commission
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- Type
- Other — Interstate compact body of Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi that promotes Gulf Coast and I-20 passenger rail; successor to the 1980s Louisiana-Mississippi-Alabama Rapid Rail Transit Commission. It holds federal planning grants but is not a train operator.
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- United States · Louisiana
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Interstate compact promoting Gulf Coast and I-20 passenger rail; holds federal corridor planning funds.
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Promotes passenger rail across the three states. Worked with Amtrak and the host railroads to restore New Orleans to Mobile service, which began as the Amtrak Mardi Gras Service on 18 August 2025, and holds Corridor Identification and Development Programme funding for the Mobile to New Orleans and I-20 corridors. It also supports the Baton Rouge to New Orleans proposal and station-area planning grants.
- Type
- Other — Interstate compact body of Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi that promotes Gulf Coast and I-20 passenger rail; successor to the 1980s Louisiana-Mississippi-Alabama Rapid Rail Transit Commission. It holds federal planning grants but is not a train operator.
- Where
- Louisiana · New Orleans
- Programmes
- FRA Corridor Identification and Development Program
- Technology areas
- Digital operations
Structure
- funded by FRA — Corridor Identification and Development Programme funding each for the Mobile to New Orleans and I-20 corridors, announced 8 December 2023 (active · since 2023-12-08)
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- ● Southern Rail Commission release: federal funding for passenger rail corridors · Release of 8 December 2023: Corridor Identification and Development Program, $500,000 each to LADOTD (Baton Rouge to New Orleans) and to the Commission (Mobile to New Orleans; I-20). (published 2023-12-08 · checked 2026-10-07)
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5 sources · all primary
- ● Southern Rail Commission: home page · Commission home page: member states Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi; Mardi Gras Service, Baton Rouge to New Orleans and I-20 projects. (published 2026 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● Southern Rail Commission release: federal funding for passenger rail corridors · Release of 8 December 2023: Corridor Identification and Development Program, $500,000 each to LADOTD (Baton Rouge to New Orleans) and to the Commission (Mobile to New Orleans; I-20). (published 2023-12-08 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● Southern Rail Commission: Baton Rouge to New Orleans · Project page: planned stops, August 2022 RAISE award, March 2023 Corridor ID applications, March 2024 Interstate Rail Compacts award of $400,000, Canadian Pacific as owner of the existing infrastructure. (published 2026 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● Southern Rail Commission release: Mardi Gras Service launch · Release of 1 July 2025: Amtrak announced an 18 August start date for the New Orleans to Mobile service. (published 2025-07-01 · checked 2026-10-07)
- ● Southern Rail Commission release: Mardi Gras Service first-quarter performance · Release of 5 December 2025: 46,000 passengers carried since the August launch, 458 a day on average. (published 2025-12-05 · checked 2026-10-07)
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