A look back at the overwhelming support for restoring Gulf Coast passenger rail [VIDEO]
The Gulf Coast inspection train, run by Amtrak in partnership with the Southern Rail Commission (SRC), toured a potential route and examined the CSX tracks last week from February 18-19th. It was the product of years of work by local residents and elected leaders at almost all levels to restore the passenger rail service wiped out by Katrina over ten years ago.
Note: Transportation for America serves in an official capacity as policy advisors for SRC. -Ed.
Transportation for America was along for the ride, interviewing local residents and the local, state and federal elected officials along the two-day route. Read all of our posts on the trip here in order:
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A first step toward restoring passenger rail to the Gulf Coast
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A massive show of support in Gulf Coast communities for passenger rail
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Gulf Coast leaders intent on boosting their economic prospects with passenger rail
- Carrying the message of support from Gulf Coast citizens and leaders back to Capitol Hill.
And don’t miss this short video below that we produced on the trip, which was shown to the Senate Commerce Committee this morning in a hearing on passenger rail issues.