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PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE COULD BE COMING TO NWLA


On Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) met with
elected officials and community leaders to discuss the possibility of passenger
rail service being established between Atlanta and the Dallas/Fort Worth region,
going through north Louisiana.(Office of Senator Bill Cassidy)
By Rachael Thomas
Published: Wed Aug 31 2022
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BOSSIER CITY, La. (KSLA) - Passenger rail service could be coming to the I-20
corridor in north Louisiana.

On Tuesday, Aug. 30, Senator Bill Cassidy met with city officials and community
leaders to discuss the possibility of this passenger rail service to run between
Atlanta and the Dallas/Fort Worth region through north Louisiana. Cassidy says
the likelihood of this happening has increased thanks to the passage of the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which provides for $66 million in
funding for passenger and freight rail service.

“An I-20 corridor passenger rail line, connecting to Atlanta and Dallas, will
allow someone to live where they want and easily commute within Louisiana and
beyond,” Sen. Cassidy. “State and local leadership, taking advantage of funding
from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, can make this happen.”

If built, the railway would provide another form of transportation for people
traveling to Dallas, Atlanta, or somewhere along I-20. It would connect more
than 14 million residents throughout Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and
Georgia. Sen. Cassidy says back in 2015, Amtrak did a feasibility study that
showed such a project could be profitable over the existing railroad structure.
Then in 2017, a capacity study showed a capital expenditure investment of less
than $80 million in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi was required for the
project.



Sen. Cassidy says Canadian Pacific Railway has offered to acquire Kansas City
Southern Railway; the merger is pending approval by the U.S. Surface
Transportation Board. The two companies have announced plans to do a safety
study to finalize their agreement for the I-20 corridor project.

“We have an opportunity to connect north Louisiana to Dallas and Atlanta via
rail, bringing visitors and commerce to our region,” said Knox Ros, secretary
and treasurer of the Southern Rail Commission. “That opportunity is only
possible because of Senator Cassidy’s infrastructure plan. We appreciate the
senator’s leadership.”

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