Memphis-Nashville passenger-rail line gets $500K federal grant
The Federal Railroad Administration has issued a $500,000 grant to start planning an Amtrak passenger-rail line between Memphis and Nashville, and from there to Chattanooga and Atlanta. (Matt Slocum/AP file)
“Once this service is in operation, much of the country will be accessible by rail from Memphis,” said U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn. “This is a very big deal.”
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