Although commuter service gets most of the emphasis here, the impact on Amtrak in Alabama’s largest city is obvious. Birmingham is well located as a potential rail center and this only sweetens the deal
The Birmingham News has a complete report.
Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford has uncovered $26 million left from completed or inactive city projects and he has plans on how to spend that money.
The mayor said Thursday evening he intends to use some of that money immediately to complete the city’s intermodal transportation facility on Morris Avenue. And he wants more of the money to be used for street paving and repairs.
The city will need $9 million to match a $30 million federal grant creating the intermodal facility, an expansion of the MAX bus central station that will include Amtrak, Greyhound and airport bus shuttle service.
Let us consider the inter-city rail passenger possibilities.
- Atlanta – Charlotte – Washington – New York (Crescent)
- Jackson – New Orleans (Crescent)
- Montgomery – Mobile
- Florida by way of Atlanta
- Nashville – Louisville – Cincinnati (and on to Midwest points)
- Dallas – El Paso (California on Sunset route)
- Memphis
Of course, none of this can happen without equipment and track improvements. But I forgot, highways and airports don’t cost anybody anything. Oh, well.
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