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Commuter Rail Or Freight In Atlanta?

Posted by: Laura Kraft
Thanks to: Laura Krafft
27 October 2000 - 12:00pm

Georgia wants to run it's commuter rail on the lines owned by the freight carriers. The freight carriers don't care. A recipe for disaster?

"After years of mulling new mass-transit options for Atlanta, the state of Georgia is ready to put commuter trains on the fast track. The only problem: It may be a long while before the region's largest freight railroads -- CSX Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp. -- climb aboard."

Full Story: Commuter Rail Is Off Track Till Freight Lines Cooperate
Source: Wall St. Journal, October 27, 2000
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