gokeefe wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2020 10:30 am
Another way that Virginia factors in to this equation is their very high degree of success with their current service. In that sense Tennessee seems more interested in following their lead than choosing the Alabama approach.
Mr. O'keefe, I'm sorry but I fail to see any analogy between the present "Virginia is for train lovers" sentiment and any possible Nashville-Atlanta initiative.
I missed out on "The Georgian", but I've driven I-24 enough to know the terrain. Compared with the Virginia initiative, which has added service in the flat, but populated, regions, Monteagle (35 mi W of.Chattanooga) represents quite a barrier. The N,C,&StL takes a
circuitous route to avoid such, and no E-W highway touched it until the 24 was built. Follow the stations on the Atlanta Division to see the diversion through Alabama and Georgia.
If there was the committment to rail infrastructure found in Europe and Asia, it would be done. But even the highway lobby need listen to the Rolling Stones nowadays.