Southern mayors to discuss regional train service

[dixiegrrrrl]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -

Mayors and other officials from Florida to Louisiana will be in Alabama this week to discuss restoring passenger train service in the region.

The service from Jacksonville, Fla., to New Orleans was at one time part of Amtrak's Sunset Limited line from Los Angeles to Jacksonville. It was discontinued after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The storm and the massive flooding it caused destroyed lives and damaged homes, businesses and railroad tracks.

Officials believe reviving the train service would be a boost to tourism and would help communities across the Gulf Coast still recovering from Katrina.

Sam Jones, the mayor of Mobile, Ala., says restoring the New Orleans-to-Jacksonville line will give Gulf Coast residents a transportation option that hasn't existed in seven years.

http://www.wdsu.com/news/local-news/gulf-coast/Southern-mayors-to-discuss-regional-train-service/-/12537462/16076348/-/13um4myz/-/index.html

[RedStateLiberal]

1. Hope it gets restored.

If only the government might invest in rebuilding infrastructure. Of couse, you know who's in charge in Alabama...

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. Well, it might, if only because

there is all that "Free Market" opportunity to get "financial incentiatives" and tax breaks for re-building it.

[southernyankeebelle]

3. I hope they can get the trains connected throughout the south and connecting to the

up the east coast. I would get on that train in a heartbeat. I use to love to take the train from DC all the way to NYC and back in the same day. It was cheap ticket and comfortable. Love train travel.

[trof]

4. That would be cool. I used to ride L&N's Hummingbird

Birmingham to Ocean Springs, MS.
When I was a kid mom took me on vacation during 2 or 3 summers to the Gulf Hills Dude Ranch/golf club outside of Ocean Springs.

Riding the train was almost as much fun as the week at the dude ranch.

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. What a cool pic!

The Hummingbird..such an apt name.
Do ya know, I have never been on a train...maybe there will a chance.