By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and MIKE SCHNEIDER
Associated Press Apr 27, 2021
U.S. Census Bureau via AP
In this image from video provided by the U.S. Census Bureau,
acting director of the U.S. Census Bureau Ron Jarmin speaks as a
graphic showing the U.S. population as of April 1, 2020, is
displayed during a virtual news conference Monday, April 26, 2021.
The Census Bureau is releasing the first data from its 2020
headcount.
The first batch of once-every-decade data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows a United States that is growing less quickly but still seeing its population shift to the South and the West.
Amtrak Playing Hardball With CSX, NS on Gulf Coast Service (Updated)
Amtrak Playing Hardball With CSX, NS on Gulf Coast Service (Updated) Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
More than 300 people rode Amtrak’s Gulf Coast Inspection Train (pictured) from New Orleans to Jacksonville, Fla., in February 2016, as part of an ongoing effort to restore passenger rail service along the Gulf Coast, which was disrupted by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and never resumed. (Marc Glucksman, Amtrak)
In a move that appears to be a pre-emptive strike, Amtrak has asked the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to intervene on its behalf if CSX and Norfolk Southern don’t cooperate on hosting proposed new service between New Orleans and Mobile.
New Orleans-Mobile Amtrak Service in Development Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
Amtrak has confirmed its intention to begin service between New Orleans, La., and Mobile, Ala., in 2022. But a stakeholder agreement has not yet been reached.
There is a good deal of controversy swirling around proposed new intercity passenger rail service between New Orleans, La., and Mobile, Ala., involving Amtrak, two Class I railroads, a multi-state agency and a major Alabama port.
Though Amtrak confirmed its intention to begin the service in 2022, an actual start date is far from being finalized. The plan calls for Amtrak to operate two daily round-trips currently dubbed
‘A joy ride for the affluent’: Debate renewed in Mobile over Amtrak’s return
Updated Feb 18, 2021;
Posted Feb 18, 2021
Mobile City Councilman Joel Daves speaks in opposition of a city commitment for the future of Amtrak service along the Gulf Coast. The Mobile City Council voted 6-1 on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, in support of a resolution that commits future funds for the operations of the Gulf Coast passenger rail line. The resolution included contingencies that Daves said have not been met. (John Sharp/jsharp@al.com).
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The renewed debate occurred on Wednesday and focused on the spending of additional city money to study the location of a new train station. It pitted Councilman Joel Daves, the sole “No” vote last February on whether to support the Amtrak Gulf Coast service with a $3 million commitment, against Councilman Fred Richardson, a candidate for mayor this year who is advocating for Amtrak’s return to Mobile for the first time since 2005.