TACIR Recommends Tennessee Add Memphis-Nashville-Chattanooga Passenger Rail

Tennessee Should Move Forward On Plans To Pursue A Passenger Rail Line From Nashville To Chattanooga To Atlanta, According To A New Report From The Tennessee Advisory Commission On Intergovernmental Relations.

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Tennessee’s Amtrak Ridership Remains Down As State Officials Prepare Study

Ridership On Tennessee’s One Line Of Amtrak Service Has Dropped Considerably Since Pre-Pandemic Numbers As The Tennessee Advisory Commission On Intergovernmental Relations Prepares A Study On Passenger Service In The State.

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Lawmakers Raise Alarm About Taxpayer-Funded Amtrak Potentially Used For Illegal Immigrants To Cross Border

Lawmakers Sent A Letter To Amtrak Wednesday Requesting A Briefing As Well As All Documents Related To How Taxpayer Subsidized Amtrak May Be Used To Transfer Illegal Immigrants Across The Border.

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The Tennessee Conservative News Break April 15, 2021

1) Biden’s Policies Cause Inflation
2) Gov. Lee to Consider Bill on LGBTQ Curriculum
3) Bill Banning ‘Dark Money’ In Elections Passes Tennessee Senate
4) Nashville Dem Representative Ready to Jump on Board with Amtrak Expansion
5) Report Details Franchise Corporation Practices That Hurt Small Business
6) Gas And Other Consumer Prices Spike In 2021 First Quarter
7) Chattanooga Public Library Patron Data Breach Detected

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Nashville Dem Representative Ready to Jump on Board with Amtrak Expansion

Airlines And Commercial Railroad Companies Have Issue With Amtrak’s Expansion Plans And The Majority Of Conservatives In Tennessee Consider It A Waste Of Taxpayer Money.

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New Proposal Could See Amtrak Lines Running Through Tennessee

President Joe Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Could See New Amtrak Routes Cutting Right Through The State Of Tennessee. Amtrak’s Proposal Will Specifically Build Tracks To Connect Chattanooga To Nashville, Tennessee, As Well As Atlanta, Georgia.

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