U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will be in Mobile Tuesday to participate in the groundbreaking of construction projects needed before Amtrak service can return to the Gulf Coast for the first time in 19 years.

Buttigieg will join Federal Railroad Administrator Amit Bose, U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl of Mobile, Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson and representatives from Amtrak, CSX and the Southern Rail Commission for the ceremony that commences the construction of a layover track and platform to accommodate Amtrak’s return into downtown Mobile.