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[QUOTE]Originally posted by George Harris: [QB] And while we are getting outside Florida, a look at this web site could be enlightening: [URL=http://www.srrtc.org]www.srrtc.org[/URL] This is the site of the Southern Rapid Rail Transit Commission which has several reports relating to studies of the New Orleans to Mobile to Pensacola line for potential passenger service. A lot of very good information about the existing railroad can be found there. This is the group behind the short lived (April 29, 1984 to January 6, 1985) Mobile to New Orleans train during the New Orleans World's Fair. The train actually ran for a few months after the fair ended because ridership exceeded projections. Amtrak projected 23 passenger- miles per train-mile, but during the five-month period of the World’s Fair the train carried an average of 229 passengers a day. The commission directors and members are from Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi. They are not completely ineffective. Recall that Hattiesburg just got their station completely refurbished and the city made a big production of it being done. In the reports there is a lengthy discussion on the condition and traffic on the CSX line that includes quite a few pictures. It is obvious that it needs considerable work to [b]reliably[/b] carry passenger trains, particularly several trains a day, which is necessary for a short corridor to attract meaningful ridership. George [/QB][/QUOTE]
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