Breeze Redux? I think this would help the Crescent below Atlanta a lot. Let's see if freight plays ball.
http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/art ... CFrontpage
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http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/art ... CFrontpage
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The city, working in conjunction with the state, is moving forward with a study to determine if it’s feasible to re-open a passenger railroad line connecting Birmingham, Montgomery and Mobile.
In 2009, the Alabama Department of Economic and Community and Community Affairs (ADECA) received a $200,000 matching grant from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to fund the study, which will look at ridership, revenue and whether the line would share the existing tracks between Montgomery and Birmingham or build new ones.
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Robert Smith, Montgomery’s director of planning, said the first part of the study will look at a Birmingham-to-Montgomery connection, and will cost $200,000. The grant will cover half, Birmingham will contribute $50,000, the city of Montgomery will contribute $30,000 and Montgomery County will contribute $20,000.
Phase II of the study will determine the feasibility of connecting Montgomery to Mobile, Smith said. The project will cost $200,000 and will depend on Mobile’s willingness to contribute.
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The 275-mile line, which opened in 1989 and closed in 1995, was part of the Crescent Corridor, which starts in New York and goes to Washington, North Carolina, South Carolina, Atlanta, Birmingham and ends in New Orleans.
Next stop, Willoughby
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~el Jefe :: RAILROAD.NET Site Administrator/Co-Owner; Carman at Naugatuck Railroad
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