A federal board that oversaw hearings into the possible restart of Gulf Coast rail during 2022, is calling all the parties involved in the case for a status hearing, and the City of Mobile is invited as well.

The U.S. Surface Transportation Board, in a news update Friday, called on the parties involved in a lawsuit before them -- Amtrak and the freight operators along the route (CSX and Norfolk Southern) plus the Alabama State Port Authority – to submit a status report by Feb. 1, updating the board on their settlement agreement to operate Amtrak service between New Orleans and Mobile.