Why Atlanta Needs Regional Rail

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  @superblockmedia · 2 years ago (edited) · pinned

  Thanks everyone for watching! To read more on ATL Trains, see <a href="https://www.atltrains.com/">https://www.atltrains.com/</a> , and see the white paper here: <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uh-G-IGc3rLCm98qPzx9rIRkloyl-aNM/view?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uh-G-IGc3rLCm98qPzx9rIRkloyl-aNM/view?usp=sharing</a>

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  @MarioYoshi4723 · 2 years ago

  As a guy from Gainesville GA, I’d adore a passenger rail comeback! I’ve always wished MARTA would branch out into regular passenger rail (I.e CalTrain), me and my brother would totally use that for day trips to Atlanta and I bet a lot of other people would too! Atlanta is a nightmare to drive in.

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  @nisto-p5y · 2 years ago

  I prefer passenger rail if I&apos;m not in a particular hurry to get where I&apos;m going. It&apos;s more comfortable than flying, and I don&apos;t have to worry about driving. Thanks for posting on this!

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  @alanthefisher · 2 years ago

  Its frustrating to know that the majority of the problems with rail transit expansion always comes back to the private ownership of our rail network. If only there was a solution..... Also great editing and graphics

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  @martymahem236 · 2 years ago

  As a child in the 50s &amp; 60s in Atlanta my family would take the train (The Nancy Hanks) from Atlanta to Savannah, where my grandparents lived, at least once a month. &nbsp;We were on the train for its last trip before service was shut down. &nbsp;There were so few people on the train everyone was required to sit in the dining car.<br><br>The old Terminal Station and Union Stations were, in my young eyes, such magical places filled with excitement. &nbsp;I watched with tears in my eyes when then demolished Terminal Station. &nbsp;I still regard that as one of the saddest days for Atlanta.

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  @samtrak1204 · 1 year ago (edited)

  I’ve seen this powerful presentation before so I’ll say it again, “Public transportation advocates like you should be running for public office.”<br>👊🏾👴🏾✌🏾

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  @imstillworkingonthename3663 · 1 year ago

  GA please please do this. I can&apos;t sit in two hour traffic every day for much longer.

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  @trainjacobsweden · 2 years ago

  An interresting fact to have in mind is that countries where rail travel are popular today often have a lot of electrified railways!

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  @caleboutlar8502 · 2 years ago

  Had my first taste of regional passenger rail when I was up in Naperville. I had TWO rail lines available and connected to downtown developments on the way to Chicago. Each town was active and full of new buildings. Even smaller stations were flanked by shops and new construction. I had the freedom to travel between towns and see different takes on the &quot;small town&quot; experience. It was clear these areas were growing! Even travel times to Chicago was competitive, if not faster than when I drove. There&apos;s only positives to effective investment!

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  @NomadHokie · 2 years ago (edited)

  Mannn... It&apos;s kind of a bucket list item for me to take trains to ATL United games. &nbsp;Would be very cool to train to Charlotte, Nashville, and Orlando for games with many of the other ATLUTD supporters. &nbsp;I knew the NYC ---&gt; NOLA train that stops in ATL also stopped in Charlotte, so when they got their team I was 100% going to do that..... And then I looked at the times, the train stops in ATL like once a day at 3:27AM, and that just made it totally unfeasible. <br><br>And on top of that, it would be amazing to have a train to Savannah and Charleston.

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  @GriffenDoes · 2 years ago

  Love this local reporting! And would love a regional rail system even more

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  @MuiltiLightRider · 2 years ago

  I&apos;d love to have this in ATL. Moving around without a car or just dealing with the traffic is one of the major things stopping me from moving back. Otherwise, I love Atlanta

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