High-speed rail between Jacksonville and Atlanta?
July 2, 2012
Florida Times-Union
By Larry Hannan
High-speed rail between Jacksonville and Atlanta?
Larry Hannan
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"No one will be buying tickets anytime soon, but a recent study has found that a long-term plan to connect high speed passenger rail lines from Atlanta to Jacksonville is economically feasible.
And while the idea of high speed rail on the First Coast might sound as realistic as a Tom Cruise-Katie Holmes reconciliation, local transit officials say the idea could help the region turn the Prime Osborn Convention Center into a transportation center. But high speed rail supporters say no new major projects are likely to get going until one of the existing projects is completed and becomes a success. They lament that the idea of high speed rail has become politicized in a tough economic environment.
The study, presented to the Georgia State Transportation Board last month by consultant HNTB, recommended building a high speed rail line from Atlanta to Savannah, and then to Jacksonville. Stations along the route could include Brunswick, Griffin and Macon..."
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