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> Yes. New Orleans to Texas cities like Houston can make sense but not Mobile.

It made sense until Katrina destroyed a bunch of the infrastructure and Amtrak had to stop running. The fight is to restore service, not create a new service.

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My comment was in reference to flying. Although I don't know what the pre-Katrina train traffic looked like on that route, it's not unreasonable to have a train connecting the Gulf coastal communities in that area. Though of course you're competing with a not terribly long drive.

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> My comment was in reference to flying

Oops, I missed that.

> Although I don't know what the pre-Katrina traffic looked like on that route

I don't know either. I didn't live in the area at the time, and I wasn't easily able to find any numbers.

> Though of course you're competing with a not terribly long drive.

Very true. I've driven part of it a number of times. I-10 can get bad with traffic in some areas at some times of the day, but I suspect the total driving time from New Orleans to Mobile to be around 2.5 hours normally. I'm certainly not authoritative, though.