NativeSon5859
Conductor
I think it was 1997 when Amtrak restored its Gulf Coast Limited service between New Orleans and Mobile. The train operated with one Superliner Coach and one Superliner Snack Coach if i'm not mistaken (please correct me if i'm wrong). From what I remember, the train left NOL at around 5:40pm, which was good for inbound connections from #59. The return train got to NOL around noon, which worked for connections to #58. Was the demand just not there on this route to justify it? I seem to recall the route getting some service extension, not sure of that.
The orginal Gulf Coast Limited was started in 1984 for the World's Fair in New Orleans.
It would be nice to see it again, but I don't see that happening in the near term. I'm hoping that the Sunet will get split in NOL, though, so the Gulf Coast Limited NAME can be ressurected for NOL-JAX-MIA service. Wishful thinking perhaps.
The orginal Gulf Coast Limited was started in 1984 for the World's Fair in New Orleans.
It would be nice to see it again, but I don't see that happening in the near term. I'm hoping that the Sunet will get split in NOL, though, so the Gulf Coast Limited NAME can be ressurected for NOL-JAX-MIA service. Wishful thinking perhaps.