Initial service is expected to consist of two daily round trips, with intermediate stops that include Louis Armstrong International Airport, LaPlace, and Gonzales.

[5] In 2009, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal rejected $300 million in federal stimulus money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 that would have gone toward the route.

As part of its appeal to regulators, CP committed to supporting one round trip per day between New Orleans and Baton Rouge if the merger were to be approved.

[19] On October 26, 2023, Governor Edwards signed the agreement of the New Orleans–Baton Rouge passenger rail service proposal and the officials announced that the project will begin in 2024 and expect to be completed by 2027.

[20] In December 2023, the Federal Railroad Administration accepted an application by the Louisiana Department of Transportation to enter the New Orleans–Baton Rouge route into its Corridor Identification and Development Program.

[21] In January 2024, Republican Jeff Landry succeeded Democrat John Bel Edwards as Governor of Louisiana, a change that was not expected to majorly affect the train project.