Federal rail group recommends daily passenger service along Gulf Coast
A federally created study group has recommended to Congress that passenger rail service be returned to the eastern Gulf Coast corridor with two daily round-trip...
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Look both ways before crossing railways
by Sarah Ulmer
JACKSON, MISS. – Last year, there were 34 crashes at railroad crossings in Mississippi, seven of which were fatalities. Most crashes at railroad crossings are...
Biloxi city council will discuss options for replacing dangerous railroad crossings
by Jared Bounds
In March, four people were killed and thirty-five sent to the hospital for their injuries after a CSX locomotive struck a tour bus that bottomed...
Biloxi to close six railroad crossings
by Sarah Ulmer
The city of Biloxi has approved a plan to close six railroad crossing across town. ...
Railroad depot development paused for the go ahead
by Sarah Ulmer
NATCHEZ, Miss.- Natchez residents are waiting on city aldermen to decide the direction of the historic railroad depot development in downtown....
Getting the Passenger Railroad Back Going on the Mississippi Coast: New Administrator Could Help
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–The rail line that takes passengers from New Orleans to Orlando and passes through Mississippi’s coastal cities could be coming back online, but there...
Pinned Between Two Train Cars: Railroad Worker Dies Near Petal
by kim
PETAL, Miss.–Getting pinned between two train cars is how a railroad worker died Wednesday night on tracks just north of Petal. His name had not...