FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 28, 2016 CONTACT: Brianna Barnebee (850) 386 – 9100 bbarnebee@rboa.com Live Oak Campaigns for New Amtrak Stop Live Oak, Fla. – The City of Live Oak would like Amtrak and the Southern Rail Commission to consider making Live Oak an “East of NOLA Route” stop. The campaign, “All Aboard Live Oak,”…
Overview: The Sunset Limited Line was a passenger rail service from New Orleans to Jacksonville for many years until Hurricane Katrina damaged extensive portions of the rail in 2005 ending the service. Now, Amtrak and the Southern Rail Commission are resuming this route and have secured several stops. Live Oak is not (yet) one of…
1984 Amtrak’s Sunset Limited rail service begins operating between Mobile, Alabama and New Orleans. 1993 The Sunset Limited route is extended from Los Angeles to New Orleans and onto Jacksonville, Orlando and initially Miami, Florida. The Los Angeles—Florida run becomes the first coast-to-coast passenger rail service operated by a single carrier. August 2005 Hurricane Katrina…