The plan to bring Amtrak to Mobile is hanging by a thread. But Mobile Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Bradley Byrne made clear that it’s got the support of the business community.
Under the proposal, Amtrak would run two trains a day from Mobile to New Orleans, and two a day in the other direction.) - The plan to bring Amtrak to Mobile is hanging by a thread. As FOX10 News reported earlier this week, the proposal
But Mobile Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Bradley Byrne made clear today that it’s got the support of the business community. Under the proposal, Amtrak would run two trains a day from Mobile to New Orleans, and two a day in the other direction. There would be four stops in Mississippi in between.Byrne said the project is on the “one-yard line.” He noted that the Alabama Port Authority has agreed to cover a third of that and that Gov. Kay Ivey has expressed willingness to do the same.“We also get $170 million worth of improvement to train tracks between here and New Orleans. And that benefits our freight folks.
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