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Gulf Coast Amtrak route to start on Aug. 18, cost $15 per trip
Amtrak announced on Tuesday it will start new, twice-daily service connecting Mobile, Ala., with New Orleans on Aug. 18 and ...
Hiawatha World Online8h
Railroad history west of the Mississippi River
In 1853, it originally was planned that Iowa’s first railroad the Mississippi & Missouri would connect Davenport with Council Bluffs, this railroad went bankrupt before getting even halfway across the ...
Jaguars Wire12h
New Amtrak line will start Gulf Coast service soon. See the route with 4 Mississippi stops
A new Amtrak line will start running in Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama this summer. What to know about when, how to get ...
Park Ranger John on MSN13h
Vicksburg National Military Park - Mississippi
The Vicksburg National Military Park today stretches over 1800 acres worth of ravines, woods, and fields. The Vicksburg ...
Boing Boing on MSN1d
Harold Fisk's stunning 1944 maps show how the Mississippi River changed course over thousands of years
A geologist's vibrant maps reveal how the Mississippi River has wandered across its valley, making it look like a colorful, ...