How the idea for Memphis-Atlanta passenger rail was resurrected
By Bill Dries
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Updated: December 14, 2023 6:13 AM CT
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An Amtrak train departs 30th Street Station in Philadelphia Oct. 27, 2021, which is among the regions that got federal grants to expand passenger rail. Plans for a Memphis-to-Nashville route were combined with a Nashville-Chattanooga-Atlanta corridor for a $500,000 federal grant for passenger-service planning. (Matt Rourke/AP file)
Memphis wasn’t part of original expansion plans for passenger-rail service in and through Tennessee. But connecting Memphis to Nashville would also give travelers New Orleans and Chicago.
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