Could TDOT help secure a Memphis-to-Nashville Amtrak line?
Antonio Anderson waits to pick up a friend from an Amtrak train inbound from New Orleans at Memphis' Central Station. (Lance Murphey/The Daily Memphian file)
Amtrak has proposed a new service that would connect Atlanta to Chattanooga and Nashville, but the Tennessee Department of Transportation could push for a Memphis-Nashville line.
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Rob Moore
Rob Moore covers North Mississippi for The Daily Memphian. He holds a B.A. and an M.A. in English from The University of Memphis.
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