[rascul]

It's part of the plan

https://www.southernrailcommission.org/new-orleans-to-mobile

> To initiate new daily passenger rail service between New Orleans and Mobile with two round trips each day, morning and evening, with stops in Bay St. Louis, Gulfport, Biloxi, and Pascagoula offering business-friendly service.

[ghaff]

So basically the plan would seem to be to service New Orleans, Mobile, and the Mississippi coast with a relatively leisurely train trip as an alternative to driving or bus (given there is apparently no real air).

[rascul]

So it would seem. I did check just now and find no direct flights from New Orleans (MSY) to Mobile (MOB). The shortest flights (about four hours) appear to stop in either Houston or Atlanta. I have no idea what bus service there might be.