Frustrations surfaced Tuesday from members of the Mobile City Council on why they, and not the State of Alabama, are asked to subsidize a three-year start-up of an Amtrak service along the Gulf Coast.

Skepticism also continued among some Mobile leaders over whether anyone would take an Amtrak to visit the Alabama Port City, despite estimates from Visit Mobile that hotels would see a shot of new business and the city’s lodging tax would increase by $1.7 million annually.