The Biloxi Train Tour is not what you may be picturing as a railroad trip, yet it is a throwback to another era in multiple ways. Operated in downtown Biloxi, Mississippi, for more than 60 years, the vehicle-pulled tram provides an up-close, in-depth look at the city’s history through some of its most prominent landmarks. Carla Beaugez Taconi, the company owner, accompanies most tours. She’s known for her entertaining narration during the 90-minute trip on what was originally called the “Shrimp Tour.”

The Biloxi Tour Train celebrates the city's long history on the Gulf Coast. Hurricane Katrina took away some notable fixtures, while others remained intact.
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Built in 1908, Biloxi's City Hall has been labeled a "marble masterpiece." The building was dedicated as City Hall in 1960 after a half-century as a federal facility with multiple uses.
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Beauvoir is the Jefferson Davis Home and Presidential Library. It served as the post-Civil War home of the Confederacy's president and is more than 150 years old.
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Biloxi's lighthouse is a landmark throughout the South, known as the only such structure that's positioned in the middle of a major highway. Residents consider the lighthouse, erected in 1848, a post-Katrina symbol of resilience.
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Redding House, built in 1905 for local businessman Charles Redding, is considered the only surviving downtown mansion. The Biloxi Train Tour is known for visiting less-pretentious homes, whose owners occasionally greet visitors and add to the history lessons.
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Not to be confused with the play and movie in a historical context, the phrase "Biloxi Blues" is a tribute to the Main Street music scene that peaked in the middle of the 20thj century, when clubs and cafes produced the sounds of blues and jazz.
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Biloxi's history dates to the 17th century with the founding of the first permanent European settlement in French Louisiana, in an area now known as "old Biloxi."
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The Biloxi Train Tour maintains a website and Facebook page, while advising that calling or texting to 228-374-8687 is the preferred method of communication. Reservations are taken the morning of the daily tour, which departs from the lighthouse on Beach Boulevard.

 

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