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==Transportation== [[File:Coast Transit Authority buses.jpg|thumb|[[Coast Transit Authority]] buses at the transit center in Gulfport]] Gulfport/Biloxi and the Gulf Coast area is served by the [[Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport]]. The [[Coast Transit Authority]] provides bus service to the region with fixed-route and paratransit services. Major roads and highways serve Gulfport. [[Interstate 10 in Mississippi|Interstate 10]] runs east–west through the middle section of Gulfport. [[U.S. 90]], following the coast in this region, runs east–west through the downtown area. [[U.S. 49]] from the north terminates in Gulfport. Until [[Hurricane Katrina]] in 2005, [[Amtrak]]'s ''[[Sunset Limited]]'' from Los Angeles to Orlando made stops in [[Gulfport station]].<ref>{{Cite news| url=https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/article_a7507a22-764c-11e8-be7a-f7f6f27c7ceb.html| title=Alabama, Mississippi refuse to pledge money to resume Amtrak, create New Orleans route| agency=Associated Press| date=June 22, 2018| website=The Advocate| language=en| access-date=2019-01-27}}</ref><ref name="SLKatrina05">{{cite news |title=Trains |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63736829/sunset-limited-august-29-2005/ |accessdate=November 21, 2020 |work=[[The Tallahassee Democrat]] |date=August 29, 2005 |page=2|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref> Well into the 1960s, the [[Louisville and Nashville]] ran several trains daily, making stops in Gulfport--''[[Crescent (train)|Crescent]],'' ''[[Gulf Wind]],'' ''[[Humming Bird (train)|Humming Bird]],'' ''[[Pan-American (train)|Pan-American]]'' and ''[[Piedmont Limited]]''—varied destinations including New Orleans, Cincinnati, Atlanta, New York City and Jacksonville.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Louisville and Nashville Railroad, Table 1 |journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=98 |issue=2 |date=July 1965}}</ref> Amtrak service is expected to return in 2025 with the ''[[Gulf Coast Limited]]'' (new name has yet to be determined) and will connect Gulfport to cities along the Gulf Coast through [[Gulfport station|Gulfport Station]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brey |first=Jared |date=2024-08-08 |title=After 20 Years, Rail Service Returning to the Gulf Coast |url=https://www.governing.com/transportation/after-20-years-rail-service-returning-to-the-gulf-coast |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=Governing |language=en}}</ref>
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