Help bring Amtrak to Tennessee!

[Tanuki]

Link to tweet

(Proposed new routes under Pres. Biden's Infrastructure plan would expand Amtrak into Tennessee):

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2021/04/01/biden-infrastructure-plan-amtrak-vows-new-routes-american-jobs-plan/4834427001/

"How about a train ride from Nashville, Tennessee, to Atlanta, Phoenix to Southern California, or Louisville, Kentucky, to Indianapolis?

Amtrak late Wednesday released a proposed map of new and expanded service if it can land the $80 billion President Joe Biden proposed for the rail service as part of his American Jobs Plan, a massive $2 trillion plan to rebuild the nation's aging infrastructure.".....(more)

[SouthernIrish]

1. It is in every state in the south except Tennessee

Just another reason why our state leaders are horrible. They never want progress unless it lines their pockets.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. As your map shows, the "City of New Orleans" currently provides service in western Tennessee.

It makes stops in Memphis and in Newbern-Dyersburg.

I have ridden it from New Orleans to Memphis and from Memphis to Chicago.

https://www.railpassengers.org/site/assets/files/20928/city-of-new-orleans-illini-saluki.pdf

[Lars39]

3. We should be able to travel from Nashville to Chicago!

TN “lawmakers”…pppftt