TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – The possibility of Amtrak service returning to the capital city has been an ongoing discussion for years but Leon County Commissioner Rick Minor is optimistic after the most recent meeting of the Southern Rail Commission.
One of the biggest elements of that meeting was the success of the newest train route from Mobile, Alabama to New Orleans.
“With this new route, you now have the route running twice daily from New Orleans to Mobile, Alabama. What we’re trying to do is state a strong case for extending that passenger rail, going from Mobile, to Pensacola, Tallahassee to Jacksonville as well as going down to south Florida as well as the rest of the country,” Minor said…