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Old 11-08-2012, 02:26 PM
 
Location: Atlanta, GA (Dunwoody)
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This popped up in my Twitter feed this afternoon. Frankly Reed was such a good surrogate for the president I assumed he was angling for a cabinet position. Apparently he's looking for transportation help. Good on you Mr. Mayor. Presumably those of you with more savvy about trains than myself can explain the up side of a bullet train to Savannah.

Reed Not Joining Obama Administration; Wants Rail To Savannah
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Old 11-08-2012, 02:38 PM
 
Location: Avery Ranch, Austin, TX
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I thought y'all wanted a Chattanooga choo-choo
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Old 11-08-2012, 03:26 PM
 
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This crap idea again?

I'm guessing Reed will have his hand out for federal scraps here shortly.

Given all of the pressing infrastructure needs of the state, why focus on this "nice to have" project that solves none of those needs. Foolish.
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Old 11-08-2012, 03:28 PM
 
Location: Mableton, GA USA (NW Atlanta suburb, 4 miles OTP)
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I thought y'all wanted a Chattanooga choo-choo
Chatt has a few cool things to visit and see, but Savannah is just cool. I love what I saw of the city the one and only time I was down there.
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Old 11-08-2012, 04:17 PM
 
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Reed should then join the Obama cabinet because there is no way there's gonna be an HSR between Atlanta and Savannah. The only possible routes are between close large population centers with a lot of passenger traffic between them. Atlanta is not going to enjoy the privilege of its own express train to the beach with federal dollars.
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Old 11-08-2012, 04:22 PM
 
Location: ATL
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Megabus>>>>>High Speed Rail to Savannah
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Old 11-08-2012, 04:26 PM
 
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Atlanta is not going to enjoy the privilege of its own express train to the beach with federal dollars.
It wouldn't even have that. If a train dropped you off in Savannah, how are you supposed to get to the beach from there?

This would be a huge step back for rail. It would give all the doubters a target to point to and say, "See, you built a line between Atlanta and Savannah and nobody rides it!"
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Old 11-08-2012, 04:35 PM
 
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Somebody needs to put the Mayor in touch with gtcorndog.
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Old 11-08-2012, 04:38 PM
 
Location: East Point
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This crap idea again?

I'm guessing Reed will have his hand out for federal scraps here shortly.

Given all of the pressing infrastructure needs of the state, why focus on this "nice to have" project that solves none of those needs. Foolish.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn8aTPD1i8Q
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Old 11-08-2012, 04:42 PM
 
Location: Decatur, GA
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This crap idea again?

I'm guessing Reed will have his hand out for federal scraps here shortly.

Given all of the pressing infrastructure needs of the state, why focus on this "nice to have" project that solves none of those needs. Foolish.
The idea isn't crap, Georgia doesn't have good links between its and its neighboring population center. While I agree that the infrastructure is in a bad state of repair, some of the effects can be mitigated by giving people an alternative transportation system. Additionally, there aren't many programs at the federal level for securing funding for ongoing maintenance, like the FTA's New Starts Program.

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Reed should then join the Obama cabinet because there is no way there's gonna be an HSR between Atlanta and Savannah. The only possible routes are between close large population centers with a lot of passenger traffic between them. Atlanta is not going to enjoy the privilege of its own express train to the beach with federal dollars.
Atlanta to Savannah counts. You're repeating the same thing that every rail detractor says and only pointing out the endpoints. A rail line serving Atlanta to Savannah would get at least Macon and probably Dublin, Metter and Statesboro (Georgia Southern University) depending on the route. In fact, the I-16 median is plenty wide enough to just lay the track down the middle abrogating the need for acquiring new right of way, or buying access on freight railroads.
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Megabus>>>>>High Speed Rail to Savannah
Aside from the fact that Megabus doesn't even serve Savannah, Greyhound takes 4:35 to go Atlanta-Atlanta Airport-Macon-Savannah. A high speed rail route, only going 125mph south of Macon, would take less than three hours. Running 220mph south of Macon drops the trip to 2:20 and these are WITH stopping at Dublin, Metter, and Statesboro.
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